Things are taking turns to break or need replacement in the house.   Our clothes washer did not tolerate the multiple moves.  It took the machine guy quite awhile and he finally had it repaired when we first moved in, but it somehow gave up again and this time Stuart did not think it would worth any more investment in it.  So he researched and we have a new machine coming in another week.  In the meantime, we tried to wash clothes only as we must and I made a five-load run at a laundromat this weekend. 

     Then next we have been trying to find a new dishwasher since the one in the house is very noisy, old, missing parts, and not cleaning well.  Stuart found a good sale on a nice one, so he and I made a couple trips to Lowe’s today and got it ordered.  Then this afternoon, just before we planned to go to the school, we suddenly needed another emergency repair.  Stuart noticed a small burst pipe in the sideyard, and he had to turn off the main water source to stop the leak.  Because of that, Stuart was forced to skip out on the highly anticipated Connor’s Christmas Sing to find repair.  So far, we had to turn on the water main only for a limited time and only when we have to.  The repair guy will be out in the morning, and we hope this leak can be fixed soon.  We still have all the blinds on our priority list to be fixed next.