Alan D. Miller's do-it-yourself projects are just one way he says 'I love you' to his wife.
, and to show what a hopeless romantic I am, I just followed my bride’s wishes and installed a new icemaker in the freezer of the refrigerator in our kitchen.in our upstairs bathroom – fulfillment of a gift I picked from her Christmas wish list.Actually, I did that once. Shortly after we were married – 40 years ago in August! – she drove over a curb and knocked the exhaust system off the sweet 1972 Chevy Caprice she had inherited from her grandpa.
Back to the amazing gifts: Let’s break down these projects, starting with the icemaker, because it just happened, and it was remarkably easy. First, all the credit for the success of this project goes to my bride, who is the Online Research Queen in our house. She is relentless in pursuit of model numbers, parts catalogues, and installation manuals.
Except that the electrical cord that was supposed to plug into the back wall of the freezer was too short. Muttering under my breath, I noted this to my bride, who also watches how-to YouTube videos when researching such projects.
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