I hope everyone had a good weekend! It was a different Mother's Day for us; but not really in a negative way. We picked up dinner to go and relaxed at home. I didn't even get out of my pjs. DH tilled up a patch of ground for some corn. DS had the best time of all though. Our old toaster oven's cord had gone. It wouldn't turn on unless I wiggled it just right. So it was time for a new one. So we let DS dismantle the old one. He had a BALL! My kitchen table was covered in parts. 
The look of concentration on his face was INTENSE! Before he could crawl if you handed him a toy; he'd turn it over to look at the bottom. So I've been waiting for this day to come. Now I guess we ask friends to donate their old/broken small appliances. We let him keep the cup of screws and the bell because we discovered it still functions. Unfortunately we can't get inside the "inner workings" of the bell without breaking the plastic it's in. And we can't tell how long it's counting for.
Are you mechanically inclined?
I can hold my own. I can fix some things and use most tools. I think I've got a balance between my creative side and my mechanical. I mean I hope so. My degree is in Architectural Engineering (Interior Design) so that kind of requires you to have a bit of both. It is interesting to know what things are made of and how they work. But it's fun to dream up new things too.
But with that I should admit that I made a mess in my laundry room this weekend. On Saturday I decided to change out Mooch's litter boxes because the litter had gotten low enough. Well one thing led to another and before I knew it I was washing down the door moldings, shelves, washer and dryer (litter dust on a black dryer!
), tossing stuff we don't use... And then I saw how dusty it was BEHIND the washer and dryer. I couldn't quite get the vacuum extension behind them so I moved the washer (the dryer is on a pedestal). The incident came when I moved the washer just a little too much...and the drain hose popped off. 
Water was everywhere. It wasn't on; so it was just residual water...but still! It's impossible to get all the litter that accumulates under the washer with a broom. So you can imagine the mess from water and clumping litter mixing! I had to hose the towels off outside. I let DH fix that but it did require buying a new drain hose. I won't make that mistake twice! 
The look of concentration on his face was INTENSE! Before he could crawl if you handed him a toy; he'd turn it over to look at the bottom. So I've been waiting for this day to come. Now I guess we ask friends to donate their old/broken small appliances. We let him keep the cup of screws and the bell because we discovered it still functions. Unfortunately we can't get inside the "inner workings" of the bell without breaking the plastic it's in. And we can't tell how long it's counting for. Are you mechanically inclined?
I can hold my own. I can fix some things and use most tools. I think I've got a balance between my creative side and my mechanical. I mean I hope so. My degree is in Architectural Engineering (Interior Design) so that kind of requires you to have a bit of both. It is interesting to know what things are made of and how they work. But it's fun to dream up new things too.
But with that I should admit that I made a mess in my laundry room this weekend. On Saturday I decided to change out Mooch's litter boxes because the litter had gotten low enough. Well one thing led to another and before I knew it I was washing down the door moldings, shelves, washer and dryer (litter dust on a black dryer!
), tossing stuff we don't use... And then I saw how dusty it was BEHIND the washer and dryer. I couldn't quite get the vacuum extension behind them so I moved the washer (the dryer is on a pedestal). The incident came when I moved the washer just a little too much...and the drain hose popped off. Water was everywhere. It wasn't on; so it was just residual water...but still! It's impossible to get all the litter that accumulates under the washer with a broom. So you can imagine the mess from water and clumping litter mixing! I had to hose the towels off outside. I let DH fix that but it did require buying a new drain hose. I won't make that mistake twice! 
