Weekend news!

Well, I spent this weekend at Camp Friedenswald in Michigan at a Women's Retreat. It rained all weekend, seemingly without stopping, although there were a few short reprieves. But, nonetheless I had a great weekend. I was able to get together with some friends from our church in Markham whom I haven't seen in a while. It felt like a family reunion.
I took the opportunity (because of the rain) to start knitting a new sweater. I made one for Katie last spring and decided it was time to knit one for August. Next will be me and then Bret. I guess I'll be looking forward to more rainy days!

I can do anything!

You must all be wondering...what has happened with the washing machine...surely Angela won't survive a whole week without one! And you're right I probably couldn't but I didn't need to! My handy hubby was able to diagnose the problem--the mechanism that registers when the door is closed was broken. So, I went to a nearby repair place and bought the appropriate part. Remarkably it stated on the bag, "easy to install." I thought to myself, "I'm a relatively intelligent person. I should be able to figure this out!" I read the instructions, examined the placement of the old part, and installed it myself!!! Words can't begin to tell you the joy that comes from fixing your own washing machine! Okay this may sound a little crazy to some of you. But I've gotten used to letting my handy hubby fix stuff like this! Anyway the washer is good as before and I am now certain that I can do anything I set my mind to!

Life as Usual...

Well, piano lessons are underway, school has been in session for a couple of weeks and the routine of "life as usual" is back in swing. Today I was startled out of my usual laundry day (everyday seems to be laundry day) humdrum routine by the realization that my washing machine was not spinning out the water. HMM... That was not part of my plan for the day. Tonight I spent some time wringing out my clothes by hand and emptying the water out. I guess we'll have to figure out whether we can fix it or have to replace it. We've had it for about 8 years now, so I guess with daily wear and tear or wash and wring...it's done its duty. We'll see...