The washer is done (as in for life). It would be $450 or more to repair and not really worth it according to the service guy. So, we are in the market for a new washer. We are kind of liking the Whirlpool Cabrio Top-loader (which is also high-efficiency, just not a front loader). I like how front-loaders clean, but the moldy smell you get from them is frustrating. Top loaders don't have an area where the water can sit and get yucky smelling due to gravity.
I am also in the market for the Bissell Steam mop. I read great reviews on them. Just add water, heats to steam in less than a minute and you mop away. Just throw the pad in the washer and reuse. no chemicals or cleaning supplies. Cleans tile, laminate, vinyl....
I am constantly spot-cleaning and washing the floors from food, snowy feet, etc and this would be great! I am hoping Home Depot has one when we look at washers.
The babies slept better last night. Celia didnt wake up at all and Nicholas woke 1x. I gave him oragel and rocked him and he slept through. Then they woke up at 7am. By 9:15 they were taking their 2nd nap until 10:45. Then then took their 2nd nap at 1:30. They just need to catch up on sleep.
Nicholas' 2nd tooth is right there. It is either all the way through or there is a tiny bit of gums covering it. Celia is in a lot of discomfort today so her teeth must be close (hers are harder to check). I gave her Motrin during the day today (usually I give her tylenol during the day).
At lunch she was grabbing her mouth and whimpering so I knew it was the teeth. So I remembered I had frozen bagel pieces and they LOVED gumming the cold bagel on their teeth. It turns to mush so they can eat it too. It seemed to make her happy. They like that better than teething rings or teething biscuits. At least something helps.
And THANK you Mom for coming over and rubbing my back/shoulders. :) It is so appreciated!
Here are some long-awaited pictures:
Sledding pictures from about 2 weeks ago... Dont they look miserable! :)
One of their new toys from Christmas. It is a Discovery Toy. I must say they seem to like this. They play with it quite a bit. They dont know how to pound the balls through, but they like to set them up on the holes and push them to roll down the tube.
Silly Nicholas picture:
What a cutie!
I had the best picture of Celia taken this morning but I accidentally deleted it from my camera. :( booooooo!
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How nice of your mom to come over and rub your shoulders - what a nice mom you have! Sorry about your washer, it stinks when something big and expensive breaks and you have to replace it. Hope you find one you like! The steam mop sounds cool, we had pergo floors in our last house and every day I was spraying and sweeping the floor. That will make your back hurt even more!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures of them sledding!
You sure get a lot of snow!
ReplyDeleteWe have a steam mop. We have the Shark brand. Sounds like exactly the same thing... it is AWESOME! We use it on all the hard surface floors. It's very light weight too.
Poor Nicholas and Celia. I think Brandon is about to cut his 1st tooth. He has been fussy and I can see it and feel the swollen gum. I don't feel anything on Faith, but she is showing signs too.