Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

christmas 2004, day 1

Judy came over this evening for our annual present exchange. Somehow, I think she’s getting screwed on that deal. Let’s see–she has to buy presents for three people, we have to buy for one. Hmmm. I’m no math major, but that doesn’t seem to add up. Wait a minute–I was a math major, so maybe I’m right.

Jake was very excited at the prospect of getting some presents this evening. Last year, he kinda got the Christmas thing, but this year, he’s running on high octane. He has been telling everyone all week about the fact that Judy was coming over on Thursday (just ask the daycare staff–they’ll tell you). And today, he only asked every 15 minutes what time she was going to arrive. It’s not so much he was anxious to see her (though he always is), but he was REALLY excited about opening some presents. And this, my friend, is just the beginning.

Anyway, we got some cool stuff and had a great time bs’ing all evening. A few adult beverages were also consumed, of course.

dishwasher=fixed

The repair guy came on Monday to take a look at the dishwasher. Of course, he had to order a part (we all saw this coming, didn’t we?). Luckily, the part arrived today and he fixed it today, so my dishwasher is back in working order. And, by ‘the part’, I mean a new motor. The motor seal on the dishwasher was leaking and the only way to fix it was to replace the motor. So, I guess I will be adding Frigidaire to my list of companies to boycott (They’re right up there with Dodge…Brian got a recall notice for his truck today. The upper ball joints for the front wheels might fail and the wheels might fall off while he’s driving. How nice. At least Dodge is footing the bill for this one).

But getting back to the point, I know I use my dishwasher a lot, but shouldn’t a motor last more than four years? The cost to repair the dishwasher was over 1/3 of the price we paid for it. Granted it was cheaper to fix than to buy a new dishwasher, but I think if this happens again, we’re going to have to seriously think about replacing it.

Let the dishwashing commence!

my second haiku

Even more than snow
I do not like frigid temps
It is too damned cold.

frosty the monday

When I checked the temperature this morning it was minus two. Minus two. That’s the actual temperature, not the wind chill factor. This is the sort of thing I’d expect to see in January, not in December. That is one of the many reasons why January sucks.

That’s all I have to say.