Washing Machine Repair and Rafting

Well what an exciting weekend we had! First we went rafting with Matt's mom, Mark, Matt's step-sister Kayla, Aunt Sandy, Sandy'sboyfriend Leo, Mollie, Jose, and their three kiddos. Matt and I have not been rafting for about 10 years so this was a lot of fun to get to go again. Mark did a great job as our guide. It was a beautiful and hot day to be on the river, so getting wet by the freezing cold McKenzie was quite refreshing from time to time. I was in the front of the raft for most of the trip so when we hit the big rapids, I got the brunt of most of them. So much fun I can't wait to do it again!

We also (finally) got a new washing machine. Last Thursday I waited all day for the Sears repair man to come and then all he had to tell us was that the piece that was causing all of the problems (the fabric softener dispenser which we don't even use but would malfunction and think that water was not getting through so it kept putting more in) would cost more than it would be to just get a new washer. So we took our coupon and went and got a nice basic washing machine. I found my dream washer and dryer while we were there; top load with a glass top so you can see the clothes and the dryer was the same way. So maybe in another couple years we'll be able to get those and we'll be all kinds of fancy.

This week: I'm setting up my classroom and taking my motorcycle class. I have applied for the 1/2 position at my school so I'm waiting to hear about that.

Matt got an award for all of his hard work! Very proud of what he is doing at work and he will be done with his MBA (mostly, just have the final paper) tomorrow! So this is a very exciting week for both of us!