Another week...

Outside of the excitement of the ink on the carpet, which came out for the most part but I am still finding spots, this week has been just another week. I can't believe how quickly the month is flying by. I went down and stayed with Mike at our friends in Moscow. Vic and Sharon are very gracious to let Mike, and occasionally me, stay with them to help cut Mike's commute down. He has had others offer their homes too and it means a lot to us. We spent most of the weekend around the house. Mike was really motivated to paint but I haven't quite decided what I want to paint and what color so I asked if we could hold off for a little while. Mike ended up watching a lot of football, I read a book, David went out with friends and worked and then last night we all played scrabble and then I buy ( a card game). We had a good time.

I think every appliance and gadget in our home has taken a que from the vacuum and decided to give up. The printer died this week as well. It was getting kind of old I guess. The electric mixer smells like smoke every time I turn it on. Then the washer and dryer seem to be on their way out too. The dryer now takes 2 runs to dry anything and that is if you put in a really small load. The washer doesn't seem to be cleaning clothes they come out smelling like we left the load in overnight when we didn't. It isn't a good sign. I really don't want to foot the bill for a new washer and dryer. I can handle a printer no problem in fact buying a new printer was kind of fun. The problem with the washer dryer is that I want to buy the super duper cool front load set. I want the one in red but it's really spendy. Mike wants to salvage what we have and make it work for as long as possible. I have to agree but they are between 10 - 12 years old and I can't imagine them lasting for much longer given their symptoms.