"New" Refrigerator

Our Sears Kenmore Elite (very expensive refrigerator) died ... again. While running up and down the stairs to get food from the 25 year old fridge in the basement was fun, we decided to forgo the additional exercise and find a refrigerator that keeps food cold.

Sears Makes Good Shelving

The lighted shelving that we purchased from Sears was pretty nice for storing stuff. The main issue is that we thought that it would actually keep food cold.

Just to recap ...

• September 2016: Sears refrigerator plugged in for the first time
• October 13, 2017: Fridge no longer cold, repairman guts it ($$$)
• March 1, 2018: Fridge no longer stays cold

Less expensive, more reliable?

For 88% less money, we purchased a refrigerator from Craig's List. Dimensions and features are similar. It is 5-6 years old. Time will tell if the cheap fridge will outlast the 1 year 1 month lifespan of the expensive Sears model.

Disassembling and hauling a 36 inch, 400 pound fridge is a lot more exciting that you could imagine. Call Doug Johnson's refrigerator moving company if you ever need help.

 

LEFT: Julia 'chills out' during the 'new' fridge installation.

One Day, Two Teeth

Dentist Extracts Julia's Tooth

When Julia was 1, she fell off the back porch and in the process, somehow bumped her front tooth on the cement. The result was that her front tooth was pushed back into her gums. The tooth grew back in and looked normal, but there was an infection behind the tooth. As a result, she went to the dentist today to have it extracted.

When you comb Julia's hair, she screams as if you are pulling her arms out - so we were prepared for the worst. Surprisingly, she went through the tooth extraction like a champ and enjoyed all the extra attention.

RJ and Mom Wiggle out a Tooth

Jealous of all the attention that Julia was getting, RJ decided that it was time for Mom to pull out his second bottom tooth (that was due to come out anyway). After some minor drama, we have two teeth and a big night for the tooth fairy.

Day Off?!?

Day off from Work

I took a day off from work ... but had a few things to do ... which means that Julia accompanied me to my office. We got a lot of work done including (a) arranging a bunch of 'fish' (USB drives), (b) listening to music (One Call Away) with headphones, and (c) drinking water from the green cup.

Note: No need for comments about the hair. Mom was out of town and this was day 3 without a proper ponytail.