Category: Life

My dishwasher broke last week. How did we know? Well the big give away, was the puddle on the floor in the garage below and the leak in the cieling!

The first night, we planned our course of action the next day, we would undo the gazillion screws, carefully putting them aside, and then we would spend about half an hour moving the machine out from under the counter. No small feat when both Hubby and I have problematic knees.

However we did it, and we found pockets of water in the insulation, and before we knew it, the floor was covered. What a mess!

Mops and sponges were brought out and we cleaned up the mini disaster as we went about finding the hole in the hoses.

It did not take long. There it was!

A tiny little slit capable producing big puddles!

We looked through the Owners Manual & Parts book and Hubby got on the phone and ordered the new hose. I think that was on Sunday.

This afternoon the UPS truck pulled up and lo and behold, our new hose arrived from Frigidaire!

Now the challenge begins…installation!

And…here we go!

1. After a while, you realize that it’s just not worth getting upset over most of these silly things and just go with the flow.
2. Give me a hug at least.
3. Well, anyway, I got a new battery in my car and Hubby got a new license. We also had a nice lunch. But it was a long day!.
4. The love of my family and friends means the most to me.
5. I always try to watch over my pups and keep them safe from harm.
6. The wonder of life keeps me going.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to reading my Kindle, tomorrow my plans include going to a plant sale to get my eggplant and Sunday, I want to Oh geeze, after this past week I want to just relax, but I do need to call in for Jury Duty in the evening.!

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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This past weekend I took care of many of the basics in life. I did laundry, cleaned the bedroom and kitchen, and washed floors. I also cooked all our meals and cleaned them up! I am so domestic!

I also worked grooming the dackels. They all needed to have their winter coats stripped down. I put them up on the counter, one at a time and worked for shot periods on each one. Tonight Anneliese is done, but Greta and Arnie still have a ways to go.

More seeds are sprouting in the green house, so far the fruit trees are hanging in there.

This week, Hubby needs to go and renew his license, and we need to register our cars for another year and get them inspected.

Friday is also Hubby’s birthday, and I need to figure out something fabulous to do for that.

What’s your week looking like?

On Monday I had a lunch date with a friend, but I also wanted to get some laundry done before I went. So I carried the basket down to the basement, and sorted the clothes. I decided to start with Hubby’s ski parka. It said to use a cold wash, gentle cycle. Fine, but all I can say about that is that the spin cycle isn’t hard enough to wring out much of the water.

I tossed the parka into the drier as I left for my date, and never thought another thing about it…

My lunch date was great.A wonderful salad with goat cheese, candied nuts, and craisins, served with a warm raspberry/balsamic vinaigrette. It was also served with a croissant sandwich of bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado. My taste buds are still thanking me!

We talked and talked and talked, and then said good bye. I wanted to drive by the home that burnt down the other day. It’s been really terrible, but we have been having fires almost every day! I think there may be a fire-bug in the area. Certainly all these fires are not coincidental.

It was sad that this old house was burnt down and that four families were displaced.

I arrived home and the drier had stopped. I opened the door to check and it was still wet. I tried to turn on the drier, but it wouldn’t turn on! I checked the circuit breaker, and I thought it was fine, but still no drier.

So I came upstairs to tell Hubby, convinced that we would need a new drier. He went down and showed me I had not closed the breaker correctly and when he did it, the drier worked! He is so talented!!!

(sigh!)

So the day is close to ending and I am thinking I might like a fire in the hearth. A nice way to end the day!

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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I sort of feel like this past weekend I was catching up with my life. After our vacation, when I was so ill, I did absolutely nothing. This past weekend, I shopped for food, cleaned, and took care of Anneliese.

I also worked in the green house getting seeds started and little tomato plants re-potted. The first part of the weekend it was bright, warm and sunny, but Sunday found the sun gone and misty rain surrounding us.

Hubby and I did our grocery shopping (we do this about every three weeks) and we cannot believe how much food is costing these days. We also had to get gasoline in the car, and well, that sure is depressing! $3.79 a gallon!

We splurged and went out to lunch at a local Chinese buffet! Yay! Great food.

How was your weekend?

Saturday I was happy to find, when I woke up, that all three dackels were magically cured of their sore bottoms! In fact, it seemed they had no recollection of the ordeal, and they were running around like crazy puppies!

After breakfast, I started working on my paper. Four long pages! It took me three hours. I sure wish I could compose quickly, but I really don’t. So I hung in there, and eventually I got it done, and I just hope it makes sense.

I made Hubby nice meals for lunch and dinner, as he has been working outside on our patio. We have cement blocks out there for the decking, and after 12 years we have so many cracked and just totally crushed blocks. You see, in the winter we have snow and ice, and it all freezes. Then we have some warmer temperatures and it thaws and then it freezes again. That is murder on the blocks.

After my paper was done, I splurged and put on several movies. Nothing I really sat down and and watched, but movies that I know and can listen to and not lose my place.

I also participated in a political survey. They claimed it would only take me 15 minutes. An hour later, I was done!

Sunday I have major cleaning to do. So I am thinking I will be putting on some music and getting out my bucket of cleaning supplies! Oh yeah, love, love, cleaning…NOT!

Happy Sunday, and Happy Greek Easter!

And…here we go!

1. Speed kills, so slow down when you’re driving in bad weather.
2. My first grand daughter is what I’ve been looking forward to!
3. One of the things I like most about traveling is seeing new places.
4. My dogs makes me think I am well loved!
5. A road trip to my sister’s house would be fun
6. chicken casserole is what I had for dinner last night.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to cooking a real meal for Hubby, tomorrow my plans include laundry and writing my report and Sunday, I want to read the Sunday newspaper and make Hubby a nice meal!

1. Have you ever played golf? Any interest in playing? Do you have a significant other who loves to play? Did you watch The Masters this past weekend?

We did watch The Masters. Neither one of us play golf. A friend of Hubby’s tried to teach me, but proclaimed I was hopeless. So I ended up caddying for him!

2. Hats are back in fashion this spring…how do you feel about wearing a hat? (fyi-I’m not talking baseball caps) When was the last time you wore one?

My daughter looks great in them, but I never have. It has been many years since I wore one.

3. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 meaning proficient and 1 meaning “I’d starve”, how adept are you at using chopsticks?

I used them just last night. And I am quite adept. I can even pick up a pea!

4. Has technology taken over?

Yes. Which is why, despite the fact that we love our laptop computers, I try to live a low tech life.

5. In the course of a day how often do you look in a mirror?

Not often enough. Lately I’ve been catching glimpses and think, “girl you have to style yourself” or at the very least, comb my hair!

6. Tulip or Daffodil?

Tulips. I love the the fact that you can have many different colors of tulips.

7. I am proud of myself for staying with Weight Watchers all these years I still need to finish it off, and then maintain, but when I decided I was in it for the long haul, that wasn’t an easy thing. But I have done it and I am still down 50 pounds!.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Hubby and I had a love Anniversary dinner last night. Sweet and Sour Calamari, Mussels in White Wine, and salads! Mmmmm! It was such a nice way to spend our Anniversary meal.

The dogs woke me at 7:45 on Monday morning. No sleeping for the incredibly exhausted! I got up, and headed to the door to walk the dogs when I realized, I hadn’t set the coffee machine last night. So, I stopped at the coffee maker  before I went out with the dackels.

By the time we arrived back in from our walk, the coffee, thankfully, was done! I poured a cup and then sat down to read my email!

Hubby got up at a fairly decent hour and then I made our breakfast, before we went back to watching news, and eventually Kathie Lee & Hoda. I used to watch Regis & Kelly, but I miss Regis so much, that I don’t watch any more.

We did watch our local news at noon and I love “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”, but then I switched it back to news because I boycott ABC TV in the afternoons since they cancelled my Soap Operas.

I also watched “Baby Story” and reruns of “NCIS”. Anything but ABC TV!

Hubby asked me, why I didn’t just watch another one of the Soaps, and I stared at him quizzically! He obviously didn’t get it! After 40 years of watching these shows, I knew the characters and they were like family to me.

No, to ABC TV Programming Chiefs, you totally screwed things up, and lost me as a loyal viewer.

At 6 PM, Hubby and I went out for a nice dinner. Quiet and slow paced, a very nice way to spend the evening!