What a week! It started out rocky but ended with flowers galore and had some nice quiet moments in between.
I woke up to find my fridge was not as cold as it should be. The freezer was stone cold but I heard no blowing so my theory was that the fan had died. This is not the first problem I've had with this 20 year old fridge so I called it fatal and started looking for a new one.
With the size of my kitchen, a bottom freezer wouldn't work so that left me going old school with the freezer on top. I was also limited by the size of my opening so was looking for a 32" fridge. I went to the hardware store in downtown Wahoo that's known for their appliances and quick delivery. They had 28" and 36" fridges but no 32's. After perusing websites and finding pretty much the same fridge as my dead one minus the bells and whistles (because top freezers are so last century apparently), I started making calls. Nebraska Furniture Mart could deliver on Thursday for $19 but how could I last until then? The other 2 stores couldn't deliver until a week from Thursday and for $169! I called my friend Cindy, who has a truck and a super handy husband, and they agreed to pick it up at Ernie's in Ceresco and deliver if after work on Tuesday. I called and bought it over the phone.
I had a lot of work to do before Tuesday evening. I spent the day rotating stuff from the fridge to the freezer, setting a timer so nothing would freeze and then rotating other stuff. Did I mention that it was 90 degrees? Crazy and it didn't help things. Anyway, I also had furniture to move, carpets to roll up and a peach pie to make for Dave, which would be the payment for his services. I also did some general cleaning since there'd be people in my house. Cindy called when they left Ernie's, which is 15 minutes away, and I started unloading the fridge. Dave had all the tools and he and Cindy work like a well oiled machine. It was such a tight fit that I had to take the knobs off my stove and it barely made it through the doorway between the front room and kitchen. While they loaded up the old fridge to take to the metal bin at the hardware store in Wahoo, I threw things back into the fridge and then met them at Adelita's for a thank you supper. I have the best friends.
Wednesday was a new day and after running errands in Wahoo, I put the front room and kitchen back in order over the course of the day. I ignored the fridge, which was a mess with everything just thrown in, instead spending 3 hours on the phone with Janice talking about everything and nothing. I talked to Connie too after Survivor since she's on mountain time.
Thursday was a busy day that had nothing to do with my fridge. Yay! I started my May socks first things since it was a new month but was out the door early to meet Anne at the Hort Club plant sale. It was underwhelming but I found a few plants and then went to Westlake Ace to buy more. I had been craving Chinese buffet for weeks and Cindy was up for it so I picked her up and campus and enjoyed every bite. I then went home to tally for my Ravelry sock group - another thing I do the first of every month. I had a meeting at the library at 5:15 so stopped at Found & Flora just as they closed to get my first ever Nebraska Passport stamp. They were giving out zipper pouches to the first passporters and they still had some so I scored that. I hope to get lots of passport stamps this summer while tooling around the state.
The meeting was quick and I rushed home to meet a contractor who was coming to give me a quote on gutting my bathroom. He didn't seem enthused about doing it while I'm in Rhode Island later this summer and said he had to send the plumber he works with before he can give me a quote. First steps I guess but I'll be looking for other bids for sure.
All that rain had softened the soil, which had been so dry it was like concrete, enough that I could start some gardening. After talking to Carolyn first thing, I headed outside to clear the veg beds and get the hoses out of the garage. I also moved all the plants I'd overwintered outside to the deck. I love overwintering my lantanas and geraniums but it's always nice when they go outside along with the metal racks they were on. In order to start planting containers, I had to sift compost to mix with last year's potting soil. After planting a bunch of containers, I went inside to transplant the seedlings I'd started and made a chuck steak in the electric frying pan to end the weekend.
So while this week started with the refrigerator fiasco, that all worked out and I got to end the week finally able to work outside after the funky spring weather we've had this year. The rain was so welcome and I hope is the beginning of a rainy May. It was also the first week post-radiation, which felt like a gift. Goodbye cancer and welcome back normal life.
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