A New Door Bell!!

Whooo Hooo!! We finally have a new door bell!!

About a week ago, yes its been a little over a week with out a doorbell. We had Fedex come to the house and drop off a package for Mike's work. The guy rang the doorbell and left the package BUT he pushed the doorbell in so much that it got stuck and rang for 2hrs!

The only reason we know that it got stuck for so long.... I had just left the house and there was no package and I got home 15mins later from picking Amber up from school. I was home for about 2 hrs when I called my neighbor frantic... I kept hearing the door bell and no one was there. Then there was a noise coming from the hall and it was becoming ear peircing. (stop laughing!) I had no idea what to do and it was freaking me out. She ran over and we figured it out - the doorbell was stuck. It burnt out the chime in the box in the house (where the noise was coming from).

After a week, I finally convinced my husband to go out and get one AND a new buzzer for the front. I didn't want the cheap crap that came with the house and have it happen all over again.

The surprising thing - even to my husband - is that it took less than 5 mins to remove and install both peices and theywork!! lol

(Mike's always good with wiring things. I'm just a nut wanting to double check his work)

Today was fun! lol - I had to get up and run to school to argue with the teachers that nothing is coming home - prime example is the field trip she was going on TODAY, the slip never made it in my hands and after 15 mins in the office trying to track down a slip I could sign so she could go - I left notes for the teachers to call me so we could discuss this never ending issue. As you can guess its almost 9pm and no calls.

I took myself out of the house and nuttiness and went to visit friends - HomeElements in Pecataonica, IL - she just moved to a new store location there and its HUGE. I love her purses and wallets. I get complements on it everywhere. And its a fun store to go to and shop for Ambers little inexpensive gifts. Plus she listened to me babbly for half an hr while I walked around shopping lol.

Then I took a little ride to TheEmptyAttic in Rock City, IL - I have a fascination with country items. The plates, baskets, furniture - everything and I LOVE the holiday stuff they have there - always unique and one of a kind items. I found the cutest set of bunnies for the front yard and an old fashion stuffed bunny with carrots to sit on the entry way table. I'll take pictures tomorrow :)

I then had to stop (just had to!) at the ice cream/sandwich shop in Davis, IL and get my croissant sandwich. They melt in your mouth. I grabbed two since I knew Mike was on his way home. He was pleasantly surprised how good it was and CHEAP. But it's a small town and its that small town atmosphere that draws you in.

After my little adventure I just relaxed the rest of the day and enjoyed having my husband home :) He's been gone so often lately I've forgotten what it was like to just cuddle on the couch and watch something on tv. I fell asleep lol.

Hope your weekend is good!! Tomorrow starts our Spring Break :)

My New Surprise...

Mike agreed we needed a new one after 10 years with our old one, it only took 2 hrs to run it through the entire set. So we took the plunge...

I was waiting patiently, eager to try it out once it arrived. Then I was panting by the door while they unboxed it and put it together before bringing it in.

Now I'm scared I bought the wrong thing! I'm scared to use the darn thing - it has so many buttons, tricks, things to fill... AHHHH!!!!!

I bought a new washing dryer from GE but it has too many tricks too it...

1. Smart Dispense Pedestal - feeds itself the detergent and fabric softener (of course it takes HE detergent and I don't have that in the house so I ran out and bought some)
2. CleanSpeak - the washer talks to the dryer through a USB cord and tells is what to set itself at so I just have to push start on the dryer when I load it.
3. Stain Inspector - you scroll through a list of stains - food, ketchup and pick it. It now knows how to clean the item
4. It takes 30 mins to do one load in the washer and dryer.
   

OK I don't know about you but damn I used to push hot/cold, large,med,small and extra rinse and start... now its 45 choices and it makes noises each time you choose it lol - feels like I'm playing on the Nintendo.

Now stop laughing - there is no laughing allowed or you'll pee your pants...

I have already made errors - I've overfilled the softener section (holds 90 ounces - I was putting in 134 ounces - see the problem already?). There I was bent over having to use a turkey baster to suck it out, hold the funnel in the container that I was squeezing between my legs trying not to spill it all over me or the floor. Yes it worked but it took half an hour lol

I've reread the dang manual 4 times making sure I'm not missing a step - I'm still scared to start an actual load. I knew the old washer took 10-15 towels depending on the size and I just stacked them in. Now I ain't got the slightest idea of even how full to make it or even how the washer works. They guy who delivered it, tested it and I saw the water flowing in but it looked like one of those old bottles our moms bought us to feed the dolls - you can see the fluid in the bottle but if you tip it up it disappears... well dang it the door fills up with water, there's a bubble on the inside of the door where the water goes (not the tub inside) and then vanishes.

The guys who set it up walked me through a couple of things - one was the water filter - no not a softener filter but a filter for lint. Yep now on the washer too! Apparently once a month I'm supposed to remember to put a bucket under the latch, open it up, unscrew the cork, pull it out, let the water drain and clean the cork. Hmmm sounds interesting. I don't remember hearing about this from my husband OR seeing this online anywhere.

So is it better that we have all this technology? Is it going to help us or make us waste our time more with choices, options, strategies, things to fill, connect, turn on... yes I'm stalling til my gf comes over and helps me with the first load. lol

I'll let you know how it goes later...