Our appliances are here! It's like Christmas, but with dishwashers. We ordered a new stove and dishwasher, and also a washer and dryer, to come up on the barge. I was over at a friend's house last night, and he mentioned that when he went to get his pellets for his stove off the beach where the barge left them, there was a large crate with our name on it. We got pellets too, but that's nowhere near as exciting.
The old dishwasher was barely pretending to wash dishes, and the stove couldn't hold a temperature in the oven. Which is important, given the amount of baking that gets done by the teenagers around here. The dryer didn't shut off by itself, and the washer had that "I'm going to die soon" burning oil smell. We've been here two years now, in this house, so this is happy anniversary, house. Today was the dragging upstairs phase of things, and Miguel and I lay on the floor in the kitchen for a lot of the evening, trying to hook up the dishwasher but it's done now. Tomorrow will be washer/dryer day, after church. too much fun! And if they ever bring us water again (I begin to wonder) we will be able to try out the dishwasher...
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday
things I did today:
got up at eight to finish printing the readings for church.
had coffee with Miguel.
led the service at church. (water from the rock)
went to Patti's for coffee with everyone from church. (and cinnamon buns, yum)
came home and had more coffee with Miguel.
repotted some plants cuttings that I've been rooting.
roasted all the peppers in the fridge - food mail sent too many and we'd never be able to eat them before they rot.
admired Rachel's assorted bruises that she acquired on the cadet camping trip.
watched Ian sleep on the couch as he was exhausted from the above-mentioned camping trip.
made roasted garlic and yam soup.
made black bean hummous.
made caribou shepherd's pie for dinner and lemon cake for dessert.
watched my family phone each other with their new cellular phones
called my mom. she
worked on the blanket I'm crocheting for a friend's baby (due Oct 12)
went to work and finished what I was working on yesterday.
came home and made tea. no more coffee, I've had enough.
so now I've got a fridge full of lunch fixings for this week, I'm all spiritualled up, tomorrow I can start something new at work, and I've got plants to give away to a new lady in town who is missing the greenery of her home.
got up at eight to finish printing the readings for church.
had coffee with Miguel.
led the service at church. (water from the rock)
went to Patti's for coffee with everyone from church. (and cinnamon buns, yum)
came home and had more coffee with Miguel.
repotted some plants cuttings that I've been rooting.
roasted all the peppers in the fridge - food mail sent too many and we'd never be able to eat them before they rot.
admired Rachel's assorted bruises that she acquired on the cadet camping trip.
watched Ian sleep on the couch as he was exhausted from the above-mentioned camping trip.
made roasted garlic and yam soup.
made black bean hummous.
made caribou shepherd's pie for dinner and lemon cake for dessert.
watched my family phone each other with their new cellular phones
called my mom. she
worked on the blanket I'm crocheting for a friend's baby (due Oct 12)
went to work and finished what I was working on yesterday.
came home and made tea. no more coffee, I've had enough.
so now I've got a fridge full of lunch fixings for this week, I'm all spiritualled up, tomorrow I can start something new at work, and I've got plants to give away to a new lady in town who is missing the greenery of her home.