Slowly, the number of house guests has dwindled. Brian, Nicole, and Jay left on Monday to drive to Columbia Missouri to visit with friends and family there. (They'll be back sometime after New Year's Day for a short while before they depart for California.) This morning we took Son Tony and his friend Ie to the airport and watched them walk through the terminal door into the airport.
When I got back it was time to start tackling all the projects I let pile up while we had a houseful. I waded through a backlog of emails and read a large collection of blog posts. Washed bath towels and sheets. Put away a pile of Christmas bags and boxes that didn't get put away in the first sweep a couple of days ago. Then, most importantly, I bought a new dishwasher.
Sadly, the dishwasher that has been working inefficiently for the past few months conked out on Christmas Day--right as I was putting the finishing touches on dinner for 25 people. The problem started with a small water leak, which quickly turned into a small flood. I turned it off and stuffed beach towels under the door to sop up the mess. Later in the evening when I tried running the dishwasher again we smelled a burning odor coming from the interior. Not a good sign.
Because the dishwasher was so dilapidated Tony and I didn't even consider repairing it. This afternoon I went to the library for some Consumer Reports research, then came home and found out which local stores sold our target brand and model. Tony and I drove to the store, talked to the salesperson, and fifteen minutes after we walked in we walked out with the purchase receipt.
A week from Friday the new dishwasher will be installed. I can't wait.
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| Some of the presents for our family Rob Your Neighbor game on Christmas Day |
Small flood, ack. But sounds like things will be good again for you soon.
ReplyDeleteAck, indeed. In the meantime we're washing by hand; looking forward to the new appliance to take care of that.
DeleteI honestly wanted a washer up until about six months ago. Here's hoping your new one gets there soon! Enjoy and Happy washing.
Deleteglad it was just a small flood. Although that seems to be a bit of an oxymoron. Glad it didn't mar your Christmas. Enjoy the new machine!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what the dividing line is between flood sizes, but it only took two towels to sop ours up (for which I'm grateful).
DeleteWouldn't you know it the dishwasher breaks at the worst possible time. Glad your holidays went so well otherwise!
ReplyDeleteIt WASN'T the best timing, but our crew is pretty understanding, so everyone took the breakdown in stride.
DeleteI love Rob your Neighbor; great game by any name.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is.
DeleteI've never replaced mine. It's storage now. When I moved in here, I tried to use it but it would flood the kitchen. So, it got disconnected and converted to storage. Sounds like you had a very busy people filled holiday.
ReplyDeleteIf it was just me I might consider going without a dishwasher, as I tend to be conservative in my dish use. Others in the family aren't so considerate :-)
DeleteNew Year, new washer. Better then a new floor and washer!
ReplyDeleteYOU'RE RIGHT!
DeleteI don't have a dishwasher, and really, with just the two of us, I don't miss it. A meal for 25 would definitely need a dishwasher, though!!
ReplyDeleteWe somehow manage to fill up the dishwasher before we run out of dishes, so I think it's worth it.
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