Update on Pete's teeth: Tonight, while he was brushing, one fell out! But it wasn't even the one that was hanging by a thread. So that saved me $165 (well, really $155, because I promised him $10 for each tooth he loses on his own), and I'm certain the thready one will fall out by next week. Then there's just one more loose one, plus the one that isn't loose but needs to come out—maybe that'll be the only one he needs pulled.
Update on the laundry: Tonight I had to wash Julie's favorite pajamas for her class pajama party tomorrow. I thought that maybe they'd dry faster hanging if I warmed them up in the non-turning dryer a little first. Well, imagine my surprise when it started turning! I quickly threw a bunch of stuff in. It worked for about 10 minutes, then died again. Once it had completely cooled down, I tried again, and the same thing happened. So at least I got to partially dry one load of laundry. (But I got so excited that I promptly did two more loads of wash, which is now sitting in the mud room. D'oh! I'll probably have to rewash it all tomorrow and then shlep it to the laundromat.) And no, I still haven't had time to research the used Bosch pair or a new Whirlpool pair.
Update on work: I finally finished the awful medical manuscript! The last part was even worse for my hypochondria than the infectious diseases—it was all nervous system disorders, like meningitis and Parkinson's and epilepsy and aneurysm and stroke. I'm very glad to be done with that project. Now I have a few days to work on just the cookbook before the next big project shows up—a nature book for parents! That sounds like fun, no?
Update on the AIDS walk: Steph, Pete, and I have raised a lot of money, both online and in person, and are eying the extended weather forecast carefully. Partly sunny? Good. Chance of thunderstorms? Not so good. Anyhow, if you didn't get a chance to make a donation, you can do it here. Otherwise, just join us in hoping for dry, breezy, and pleasant weather on Sunday.
Because I'm lazy and impatient, I did some minimal research and wound up buying a GE Profile top-loading HE washer. They were running a special at Lowe's (which I've also seen on line) so I saved $150 plus 10% (plus a GA $50 rebate). It's got a lot of capacity and, unlike our previous front-loader, doesn't shake the house when spinning (it's on the second floor) - but still get clothes incredibly rung out during the spin cycle.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=ge+profile+washing+machine&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=13308566985612948838&ei=qgAJTNWXK4WBlAfx4KihDg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ8wIwAg#
Posted by: Steve | June 04, 2010 at 09:36 AM
Thought about hanging your wash outside in the meantime in this warm weather? It's the eco-friendly thing to do!
Posted by: Lisa | June 05, 2010 at 10:00 PM
We do hang some stuff outside (and inside), but it's mostly too humid to get anything really dry. And it keeps raining! Plus we generate a lot of laundry. Five people's clothes, towels, and sheets translates to a load or two every single day. There just isn't anywhere to hang all that stuff even if it did get dry.
Posted by: Karen | June 05, 2010 at 10:19 PM