Thank you, Mom!

While my parents where here visiting my Mom noticed our dishwasher wasn't working right. Amount other things the dishes on the top rack weren't getting washed. The dishwasher is as old as the house, (house built in 1987), so it wasn't really a surprise. But we didn't have the $ for a new one and were just using this one until it quit. We figured it was better than none, right? Well, one morning Mom had a huge surprise for us. She had gone online and selected a brand new dishwasher for us! And she wanted me to go down to Sears with her to order it. I was speechless. What a gift! And a surprise! We did and it was delivered the following Monday. Mom was able to see it and even use it while she was here. I absolutely LOVE it and am so very thankful. Mom said it's my birthday, Christmas, anniversary, Ground Hog Day, etc. etc. gift and that's fine with me. Thank you, Mom!

Here's the old dishwasher.

Me showing it off! A guy even came and installed it! Yahoo!

Looks so very nice!

Sweet Pea, whose job it is to load & unload our new friend, says she doesn't even mind doing this chore anymore. Even declared, "I love it, Mom!" Now how's THAT for a great gift?

Water, Water, Everywhere

I came downstairs this morning to immediately have my sock soaked when I stepped in a puddle of water. I wiped it up only to step in water again a couple of minutes later. Sometimes we end up with little puddles when the kids overflow the water dispenser on the fridge. But then I saw a puddle across the room by the basement door. Again I wiped it up. At this point I was not a happy camper. I asked the kids why the floor was wet and they didn't know. After about 20 minutes I discovered it was coming from the dishwasher. The bottom was filled with water and it was overflowing onto the floor. I was concerned about the wood floor being ruined and called Dave at work. He came home and after a bit of testing things out realized the drain was clogged. He cleaned it out by hand as much as he could & then had to go buy some Draino to finish the job. We are now flood free. Whew! We all learned a lesson in how important it is to get all the food off the dishes before they go in the dishwasher & to use the traps in the kitchen sink as well.

Dave & Sweet Pea used the fish tube/hose to syphon the water out of the dishwasher.

Next he used a wire coat hanger to dig some of the gunk out.

Yucky Water

Funny!

Bugs came in from the back porch with this doll. He presented it to us and proclaimed, "It's Daddy!" LOL!