Posted by: thoughts4me on: August 17, 2010
We are back from our summer vacation and am still fighting off the jetlag. We’ve come home to a home just as we left it, plus a few extra crickets. We have also come home to a backyard that almost resembles a jungle. Even though we’re in Arizona, the grass DOES grow here (of course [...]
Posted by: thoughts4me on: March 23, 2010
I look back at pictures I have taken of my 4 year when he was 1 or 2 and I begin to notice what little “mess” there is in the background. Somehow, over the years, we have accumulated dozens…no, maybe hundreds, of toys. Whether from party gifts or just things we’ve bought over the past [...]
Posted by: thoughts4me on: March 18, 2010
So today my dishwasher repair man arrived just before 9:30am and completed the installation of our new control panel. Not too long afterward, we could hear the magical whirring sounds of the dishwasher as he tested it. Oh the JOY!!! No more rubber gloves, no more washing all the dishes 3 times or more per [...]
Posted by: thoughts4me on: March 10, 2010
So, I am sorry to say my dishwasher is still broken. Why don’t appliances last longer like they did in the old days? Same question for cars and TV’s??? Are companies manufacturing products to only last a certain length of time instead of a “lifetime”? My parents washer and dryer lasted 30 years before they [...]
Posted by: thoughts4me on: March 7, 2010
Hints and tips I use to get the cleaning done and how I get the kids involved.
Posted by: thoughts4me on: March 1, 2010
It was a typical Friday night. I loaded in the dishwasher detergent, closed the door, and pushed the “magic” button “Normal Wash”. Nothing happened. No red light indicating the cycle was about to start. No whirring sound of the water running. I was dumbfounded. Now, I have a little experience working with cars. I can [...]
