Is there a doctor in the house?

Who knew?

My washing machine wouldn't drain this morning, so my clothes were dripping wet, and it kept shutting off on it's own. Of course, I wasn't willing to call a repair man, so I used the trusty Internet to figure out what was up. I had to take the front of it off and it was stinky and gross but my washing machine is now working like it is brand new. Jason got to dodge another of those "fun" things that happen when he is gone. :0)

Oh, and Maddie was helping. I'm not sure what she thought her bat was going to do unless she was worried that something alive would make it's way out of the filter, but she was prepared. The little helpers always make these jobs more interesting.

Uprooted

And I mean quite literally, uprooted. When I told my mom that I wanted to get a good rain storm tonight to soak up my grass, I didn't expect one of my trees to get uprooted and roll into the neighbor's yard. I had to go out during a break in the rain and drag it back to my yard. My only hope is that everyone was nestled in their homes and not looking out the window as I tried to tackle the tree and drag it back. I'm sure my pregnant tummy made it all very graceful. Guess what I get to do in the morning...