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Of smoking dishwashers, birthdays and leaking waching machines

{ 09:34, Tuesday, February 6, 2007 } { Posted in Ramblings } { 0 comments } { Link }

As you can tell from the title this past week has held some excitement.

So this past week, maybe Wednesday, I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off as usual and something smelled weird. In fact something smelled like it was burning. So... I went into the laundry room where the furnace is and it was fine. I checked to make sure the stove was turned off and it was. I checked the washer and dryer and they were fine. So I kept on with my duties. Well the smell was still there after a few more minutes and I realized what the smell was - burning plastic. So finally I realized that the dishwasher was on the dry cycle. I opened up the door and sure enough, black smoke came billowing out. Apparently a plastic spoon fell down from the top rack, landed on the heating element and proceeded to melt and stink up all of my now clean dishes. So I took all of the dishes out, and the heating element got scraped down, but we still have a residual smell of plastic everytime we run the dishwasher

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Friday was my birthday. We don't have any family around here and I don't know anyone since we have been on the move the last few years and haven't had much time to meet people. So I figured I would spend it like any other day - at home taking care of Mr. Bubbers and preparing for the Sabbath. So I got DH up and his lunch packed and got him some breakfast. He worked the 12-10 shift that day so by 11:30 he was off. So I proceeded with my day. At around 12:30 I went to set the wheat bucket down next to the window and low and behold I see DH walking up to our door with a pot of flowers in one hand and a pizza in the other. How sweet. He took the day off from work and surprised me. We went to the Salvation Army that afternoon, which was quite a trip with Mr. Bubbers and DH trying on clothes.... for his NEW JOB!! There was a position as a product analyst (think software development and analyzing) in the company that opened up. There are two offices for DH's company in the area. One over here, and one all the way on the other side of town. Well DH interviewed for the position on Monday and on Tuesday they called him up and offered him the job :). This is a big deal because 1). He isn't too happy with what he is doing now within the company, 2). He gets a good pay raise and 3). We will be moving again this summer :). That means my hunt for the homestead is on. Unless DH decides we will be renting again, because we aren't too sure we want to put roots down where we are now. But... we will be moving :).

So then on Sunday FIL came down. Originally we were all going to go out to the Whole Foods Market in town, but with 22 below wind chills we decided we didn't want to take Mr. Bubbers out in that crazy cold. So that morning I did my weekly grocery shopping. FIL arrived for lunch (homemade chicken and veggie soup), and then I took off to spend my birthday money. So I always get lots of birthday money and DH says do whatever you want with it. So I had a long list of things I wanted to get for the house. #1 on my list was a new comforter. Ours is old and tattered and falling apart and not even that warm. So I found this. I love it! I was afraid DH would think it was too far into the girly sector, but I set it up and it's gorgeous and he came home last night and said he loved it, it made our room feel more homey. :). I bought a bunch of other stuff, but that was the major purchase. I have a lot of money leftover as well.

So then Monday comes. I decide I'm going to wash the new comforter and get it on the bed today along with all of the sheets, shams, etc. So I washed the sheets and then it was on to the comforter. I smoosh it down in the machine and away it goes. About an hour later I realize that the dryer and washing machine are done so I go in to switch out the laundry. One step into the laundry room and splash. Covered with water. Apparently I didn't smoosh the comforter down far enough into the washing machine and the water splashed right off of the comforter and over the edge of the barrel and all over the floor

. Needless to say I spent some time mopping and toweling up the floor yesterday.

In homestead news... we have something big coming :). I will keep you in suspense, but it is an indispensable homesteading item. Should be here in a week.

Busy day today. Best be off. Happy homesteading!

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