I am SO happy and relieved the holidays are almost over. I enjoy every second of watching my babies open their gifts and then talking about the REAL reason for Christmas. It was a wonderful, yet stressful, time. I, for some reason, cannot handle stress well. I have developed vertigo (which means they can't come up with a good reason for my dizziness) and it has really put a damper on my Christmas cheer. I was to the point one day that I had to call Jonathan to come home and get the kids and I had to call out of work. I didn't move until 5:00pm. I layed in one spot all day. I NEVER lay still. Anyway, now that the hustle and bustle is over I'm feeling GrEaT!!!
Brenley & Brant pretty much own Toys R Us now. If only we could reel in a profit! We are now starting to feel cramped in our house. I mentioned one day about getting a bigger house and the next thing I know Jonathan has already found the perfect house. I love the layout and it's beautiful but the whole process scares me to death. Especially with the economy right now.
I am being a tight-wad or do I have a legitimate fight?
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Does the Maytag man REALLY exist?
I usually do laundry twice a week. Which is pushing it at our household. So last Saturday I put a load of laundry in and went to see what Brant was doing. All of a sudden my washer decides to talk. It starts moaning and clicking. I run in there to see it's not agitating. I just move the knob a bit and continue with my business. Again it starts making that same noise on the rinse cycle. Again, I move the knob to spin and pray the water empties out. That load was complete finally. I, being the intelligent one, decide maybe it was just that load. I attempt to wash another load. Same issues. To move this story along I took my other 6 loads to a friends house and wash them there. Thank the Lord for great friends.
After my 2 loads at home I decided I would take the washer apart and fix it myself. First off, I couldn't even get the front off to take a deeper look. My wonderful husband comes in there to laugh at me. I break down and ask for help. He insists on calling the maytag man. For real? After we bend the panel back to peek at the inside, and almost break it, I called the repair man. I couldn't find a maytag man so I settled with Bud's Appliance.
Monday comes and I meet the repair man at our house. I hear lots of noise as he works on it and behold 15 minutes later he comes out and says "There's nothing I can do. You need a new transmission. You might as well buy a new washer. You owe me $40." WHAT!?! Ok......my washer is 3 years old and the old man at Lowe's said "buy a maytag they last forever." Obviously forever is 3 years. Now I refuse to buy a washer at Christmas time so I am hand washing our clothes. (Just in between cycles where it needs to agitate) My husband stares at me while I do this and just shakes his head. Then he asks me what I want for Christmas. Well, a washing machines that completes every cycle would be a good start!
Just wanted to share some of my frustration with a broken washer and a husband who just doesn't understand. I just have to be positive and remember it's only a washing machine and I should thank God everyday for these kinds of luxuries. I am truly blessed with a healthy family,
2 amazing children, friends that would do anything for us and love that can conquer anything!(especially a defective washing machine)
After my 2 loads at home I decided I would take the washer apart and fix it myself. First off, I couldn't even get the front off to take a deeper look. My wonderful husband comes in there to laugh at me. I break down and ask for help. He insists on calling the maytag man. For real? After we bend the panel back to peek at the inside, and almost break it, I called the repair man. I couldn't find a maytag man so I settled with Bud's Appliance.
Monday comes and I meet the repair man at our house. I hear lots of noise as he works on it and behold 15 minutes later he comes out and says "There's nothing I can do. You need a new transmission. You might as well buy a new washer. You owe me $40." WHAT!?! Ok......my washer is 3 years old and the old man at Lowe's said "buy a maytag they last forever." Obviously forever is 3 years. Now I refuse to buy a washer at Christmas time so I am hand washing our clothes. (Just in between cycles where it needs to agitate) My husband stares at me while I do this and just shakes his head. Then he asks me what I want for Christmas. Well, a washing machines that completes every cycle would be a good start!
Just wanted to share some of my frustration with a broken washer and a husband who just doesn't understand. I just have to be positive and remember it's only a washing machine and I should thank God everyday for these kinds of luxuries. I am truly blessed with a healthy family,
2 amazing children, friends that would do anything for us and love that can conquer anything!(especially a defective washing machine)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Hello Blogging World
This is a new adventure for us. I probably will never get Jonathan to blog on here but I'm willing to give it a shot. I think it will be a good way for friends and family to keep up with us and our family adventures! Please be patient with me. I am learning and this may take awhile to get the hang of it. If anyone has any pointers feel free to pass on the knowledge. More to come......
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