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.