My washing machine errored again today. That fix didn’t last very long–eight days to be exact. Brian’s going to call them again in the morning, but I think it’s time to start researching lemon laws.
easter weekend
Brian’s sister and crew were in for the Easter weekend. We got to catch up with them on Saturday night while celebrating Brian’s mom’s birthday.
We had Easter at our place this year, with my family. My mom usually hosts Easter, but my grandmother can no longer get up and down stairs, so I offered to host it since we don’t have any steps to speak of. My mom brought half of the food, which made my job pretty easy.
We had our annual Easter egg hunt for Jake Sunday morning. I guess you’re never too old for that. Despite holding it in the same area (the living room and dining room) for the past 17 or so years, we still had him stumped on a few.
We also had a post-Easter snowstorm and received a couple inches of snow overnight. I’m about done with this weather!
irony
Yesterday, my washer was fixed, so I had some catching up to do. The last load I washed must have made the washer wobble a bit and the nearly full container of liquid detergent that was sitting on top of the washer fell to the floor and the cap broke open. There was probably 1/4″ of detergent coating the floor. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I grabbed a mop and got to work. That worked fairly well, but in retrospect, I probably should have squeegeed up the worst of it first. It’s funny how difficult it is to clean up soap.
court of honor
Jake’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor was yesterday. The event was really nice and we had a good turnout. Finally, all those years of hard work have paid off! He didn’t seem too thrilled at the time, but he’s glad that he did it now.
My mom and I made a bunch of cookies for it. I also made a cake and she decorated it. Not surprisingly, we have enough cookies left over to hold another event.
Up next: graduation.
washer woes
As previously documented, my new (as of January) washing machine was throwing error codes in February. I had a repairman look at it but the diagnostics ran fine, so he didn’t do anything to fix the problem. Last week, after working for about a month, it started throwing the same codes again. So, we had a repairman come again today. This was a different guy and he’s ordering three parts to fix the problem. Of course, they won’t be in until sometime next week, so I’m without a washer for the foreseeable future. So, I guess I’ll be washing at our rental property again, which is not the most convenient thing in the world, but it’s better than going to the laundromat. Also, my mom is slated to do a load for me (thanks, Mom!).
Speaking of our rental property, someone looked at it yesterday and we’re supposed to be getting an offer! Maybe I should buy an extra washing machine with the proceeds.