Is it just me or do they NOT make kitchen appliances to last anymore? We have lived in our current house for only 8 years. We started out with mostly new appliances because the ones that were here when we moved in were just horrible. We tried to make due with the original dishwasher, but it had some condensation problems, so we replaced it about a year after we moved in. The dishwasher was OK, but the latch broke and it started leaking water, so we replaced it about a year ago. So far the new dishwasher is working fine. The oven and stove have been good. But I kind of wish they'd break because we got the coil burners and they are horrible to clean. I'd like a flat top stove. The refrigerator we bought had a freezer on the bottom. I really liked the convenience of having the refrigerator on the top. And the shelves were deep in the fridge door, so we could store lots in there. The fridge was probably my favorite appliance...
That refrigerator, unfortunately, completely died on my birthday. The fan was still running, the lights were still on, but it was not cooling anymore. Rather than try to fix it, we spend a few hours this weekend replacing it. It probably would have been an expensive fix, as I had noticed the refrigerator hadn't been quite working correctly for the past few months. Freezing milk one day, barely keeping it cool the next... Plus, we weren't sure how long we'd be without a refrigerator, waiting for parts and what not. We decided just to replace it.
On Friday night, we moved the food outside in coolers. Insulin has to be kept in a fridge, so we moved it outside too... I'm hoping Steven's insulin was kept cool enough. If his numbers start to go through the roof we'll have to throw out the whole batch of insulin though...
Saturday morning was really busy, but not unusually so... Mac and Josie went to Kate's Big Swim Meet (divisionals- she swam a 50 yard freestyle and placed 16th), and I went to the other kids' basketball games. After lunch, Mac and I drove to the Frederick Costco to look at refrigerators. Our local Costco doesn't carry appliances. We found a very basic fridge, it looked ok, and it wasn't too expensive. So, we packed it up into the suburban and drove home. Mac almost completely on his own lugged the new one into the house and the old one out to the suburban. He didn't need to go to the gym that day! Refrigerator moving was enough of a workout... By this time, it was getting late. We had the boys Cub Scout's banquet that night. Kate decided not to go to the banquet. I was too tired from all the refrigerator stuff to force her to go! Oh well. Luke and Steven earned some badges, and Luke got a huge trophy for winning the pinewood derby race within his Tiger Den. The Pinewood Derby was held in January. The banquet also involved a Yo-Yo show which Josie wasn't too interested in. We were all exhausted by the time we came home from the banquet!
We finished installing the new fridge Sunday afternoon, Mac took the old one to the dump, and then we all went out to eat dinner at Red Robin. I wanted to go somewhere loud where I wouldn't have to worry about the kids making too much noise and disturbing other diners... Dinner was fine- my hamburger was raw but they sent me a new one without too much hassle. When we got home, Mac gave me a couple of gifts from him and the kids, and we stuck a candle into a rice krispy treat for the ceremonial Happy Birthday song...
I think I will remember this birthday as being the one where my refrigerator died!
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