Working Backward

I will work backward to update the latest interesting and not-so-interesting happenings.

The water was not draining out of my dishwasher and so I looked online for information on this. One good web site gave a lot of possible reasons and instructions for evaluating each possibility. The first suggestion was to disconnect and clean out the drain hose. I did not particularly enjoy learning how to do that on Wednesday. But it seems to have done the trick. After disconnecting, flushing out with the hose (no obvious junk came out), and reconnecting, the water has been draining just fine.

The dishwasher was and still is sounding a little bit funny - so I am wondering if I might have to get a new one soon. If so then I am tempted to get all new stainless appliances. Not sure how that will look in my kitchen but if I change the cabinet knobs from gold to silver then it might be okay.

This is the end of our Spring Break week. Classes start back up on Monday.

Hiatus

I took an unplanned hiatus from blogging because raising the new kid to be a good boy - with another dog in the house - has been more demanding than I had anticipated. So - with this first blog back - I wish a very happy belated birthday to a number of friends who have turned a year older in the past month or so.

So, Happy belated Birthday to:

Austin & Jesse & Leda on Feb. 10
cannot believe they are 22!
and college seniors!
have known them since they were 7!

&

Kim on Feb. 10
Cheryl on Feb. 16
Ian on March 3
Laura on March 10
Tom on March 14
Nancy on March 20