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dishwasher and sick boy --
Richard had this to say at
10:07:59 AM on
3/3/2010.
In the tradition of all our appliances with water going through them, our dishwasher starting making a loud grinding noise during the wash cycle. I hate to sound like a one note banjo, but it appeared the bearings in the motor were going bad. Sears wanted $200 for a new motor which I was unwilling to pay just yet. I dismantled the motor and found one of the bearings was shot. After some online research and a trip to Mukilteo, I was the proud owner of a new bearing, for considerably less than $200. The next day I installed the new bearing and now we have a quiet dishwasher that works.
In David news, he is ill. At his one year appointment he received a shot which we were told might cause a fever after a week or so. Six days later he was sent home from daycare because of fever. The next day we called the doctor and she said bring him in. The diagnosis from that appointment was a double ar infetion plus bronchialitis. Now he is on amoxicillin with breathing treatments to relieve the symptoms of the bronchialitis and on the road to recovery.
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house projects, and the zoo --
Richard had this to say at
11:10:09 PM on
2/21/2010.
I was trying to remember what all happened during the week worth reporting, but there really isn't anything. All we've been doing at home is watching the Olympics, except for Friday through today. Friday I went to Silverdale for a client visit and Kate and David picked me up at the ferry and we intended to eat dinner downtown, but Bon Jovi wouldn't let us. Not that Jon and Richie were personally stopping us, but the specific neighborhood we chose for food also contains KeyArena, where they were performing later that evening. We travelled farther north and the second restaurant we chose had no highchairs available, so we opted for a booster seat for David. This was not a good choice. Even though he is a goodish listener, trying to keep him interested in food and drink was much more difficult without him being strapped in.
Saturday Kate and Wendy had a church thing so David and I hung out with Floyd and Molly. We enjoyed a walk around their neighborhood and coffee. After the church thing, Kate, David and I went to the zoo. We only had about an hour to walk around before it closed, but it was still a good time.
Sunday was Jonathan's baptism and then a lunch afterward. Following that, I replaced our garbage disposal, which had begun failing a month ago and finally stopped working altogether on Friday. With confidence built from the garbage disposal project, I built David the wagon he got for his birthday. Even though the box said Little Tikes, I feel Cadillac had something to do with the design. The wagon has a removable panel in the floor so the kids can sit upright instead of having their legs extended along the wagon. It came with its own soft cooler and hooks on the back. There's an umbrella and attached umbrella stand, seatbelts, cup holders, and the side lift up so the kids can use it for a bench. I can't wait to go to the zoo again to try it out, but we may have to take the truck since I don't think it will fit in the trunk.
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Saturday Kate and Wendy had a church thing so David and I hung out with Floyd and Molly. We enjoyed a walk around their neighborhood and coffee. After the church thing, Kate, David and I went to the zoo. We only had about an hour to walk around before it closed, but it was still a good time.
Sunday was Jonathan's baptism and then a lunch afterward. Following that, I replaced our garbage disposal, which had begun failing a month ago and finally stopped working altogether on Friday. With confidence built from the garbage disposal project, I built David the wagon he got for his birthday. Even though the box said Little Tikes, I feel Cadillac had something to do with the design. The wagon has a removable panel in the floor so the kids can sit upright instead of having their legs extended along the wagon. It came with its own soft cooler and hooks on the back. There's an umbrella and attached umbrella stand, seatbelts, cup holders, and the side lift up so the kids can use it for a bench. I can't wait to go to the zoo again to try it out, but we may have to take the truck since I don't think it will fit in the trunk.
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toddling about --
Richard had this to say at
10:03:14 AM on
2/17/2010.
Now that David is a full-blown big kid and toddling everywhere, we are beginning to wean him off the formula. Given that's he has woken up to and been put to sleep with a bottle every day his entire life, I understand his reluctance to change. This is going to be a long process.
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365 days of David --
Richard had this to say at
11:10:20 PM on
2/10/2010.
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Today is David's birthday; he is 1 today. I have gone through several drafts of this news item and this is the only version I am really happy with.
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