Applesauce memories

One year my in-laws brought me a big box of Gravenstein apples from Sebastapol, CA. I wanted to make applesauce, so I cored and quartered the apples and filled up my pressure cooker. Well, apparently I filled it up just a bit too much. Because when it came time to reduce the pressure, and I took the rocker thing off, along with the steam out came a plume of cooked apples! It rained down applesauce on me in my kitchen. The kids thought it was hilarious. And I had a brown stain on my kitchen ceiling for years after.

We have a paint color!

Marissa suggested her paint color for the living room, which she refers to as "Wendy's Frosty brown". It's actually Behr's Classic Taupe, and I sent away for a sample. Sample arrived yesterday and was applied to the wall today, and I love it! Woohoo!

I also found a pretty ice blue for the kids' bathroom, which is also wonderful!

Need to find a contractor or something to repair the dumb walls. And replace the dumb baseboards.

Need to find out from the insurance company how much they'll reimburse for the carpet.

Carpet woes

Rob talked to the insurance company, and they started talking "line of sight" for the hallway and living room and dining area. And I just have this bad sad woeful feeling that they won't be paying for the carpet in the living and dining rooms. Which is frustrating, because I can't see where the cutoff would make sense. It's all one continuous piece.

It's going to look so stupid. I'd simply pay for it myself, all of it, but with Rob's job going away as of August 15, well, it just doesn't seem prudent to spend that kind of money right now. I guess I'll have stupid looking carpet for a while.

Laminate it is!

I think :)

I really think it is the way to go.

Now, to choose oriental, or at least faux-oriental, rugs to go in the dining room and living room and possibly the hall. Heck, why not runners too! Might as well just put in carpet. Sigh.

Hot hot hot!

The weather has been so hot over the weekend! Saturday was the worst. We went to my parents' house and Adam and Matthew swam. Then Rob and Adam wrestled in the water. They are such guys.

Matthew and I had a birthday party at Pump It Up from 5-7 pm, then home to veg in front of the tv.

Oh and I spent the morning working on my walkin closet. Now I can hang stuff up that actually fits me! Woohoo! Progress :)

I'm still trying to decide whether to get carpet or laminate or wood flooring to replace the carpet ruined by the flood. I definitely want carpet in Adam's bedroom, but think a hard floor might be nice for the hallway, living room and dining area. I hate decisions!

Hallelujah!

I got a call yesterday just after 9 a.m. from the plumbing company. They had 2 technicians available! And since my husband had expressed our intense interest in having our plumbing fixed (her words) she wondered if we could be there today?

OF COURSE I CAN!!!!

So off I went, and the plumbers plumbed and the hot water is back on! This morning I showered in my very own shower! And it was so nice :)

Now I just need to get the wall fixed, and the carpet replaced...

Dangit

I had a nice long post all typed out and Poof!

Eh, it's just as well - it was pretty self-pitying :)