A Busy Day

Today was a very busy day.  We got all new appliances this afternoon and everything seems to be installed and running correctly.  But what a difference it has made to the look of our kitchen!

Look!  An oven that works and a fridge that doesn't leak!

Look!  A dishwasher that works right!

Look!  A washer and dryer that actually cleans and dries on the first try!

Yes, it may seem like a big splurge (actually, it was), but each of our old appliances was about five years old before we moved in.  And we've lived here since January 2001.  So it was time.

In other news, I've got my laptop back and it is working better than ever.  James at Brainerd Computers worked his magic yet again.  That's a relief.

Lastly, we have given Ava her own camera (an old one we used to have).  We've let her go crazy with the picture taking lately and every now and then I will publish some of her better or more interesting shots.  Some of them are actually pretty good!  Here's a sampling:

Neil is addicted to his binky.  Here is Mom trying to confiscate it.

I think Ava was saying "Smile!" for this picture.

Mom and Neil

A very annoyed Grace.  Ava took about three dozen pictures of her on this day.  Grace had had enough.

Our old fridge.  Ava organized the magnets and took a photo.  I think she was pretty proud of it.

Me and the boy hanging out.  We forgot to say "cheese."

Ava decorated her own tree (long after Chirstmas was over - I think she calls it her "birthday party tree" or something), so that certainly required a photo shoot.

A close up of her tree, which I actually thought turned out pretty cool!

Not sure what the heck this is supposed to be, but I thought it was rather "avant-garde."

"Self portrait" 

I don't think she was expecting the camera to go off?

There will be more "Ava Pix" in the future!