Kitchens, Appliances, Air Conditioners and More

Today I got the A/C downstairs fixed - yea!! - and now all is cool and the poor little window air conditioner, which nobly picked up the slack, is silent!  Best $89 ever spent because it was able to make the entire downstairs comfortable (along with a fan) enough to wait several days for repairs.  Now they just need to come back in the next few days to fix my duct work . . . and so it goes!!

Of course, right after I'd made the appointment to get the A/C fixed, I came home to discover that the washing machine had given up the fight.  It's time has come and I'm now on the hunt for a new washer (and probably a dryer).  I know these things happen but they always seem to happen to me just when I've gotten some money together to do a major project!  Oh well, hopefully by next week I'll have a new washer & dryer (one question - to stack or to pedestal??? suggestions?) and move on to the next problem!  (One additional problem - gas dryers aren't always in stock - except for the most expensive, of course!)

Tomorrow I meet with the kitchen designer - he says he's got some good pictures and plans ready for me - ones that will make my kitchen much better.  I'm really looking forward to seeing them and then going to look for more new stuff - range, dishwasher, fridge, wine fridge??, countertops, tile.