CHANGES

I now have a refrigerator-freezer with icemaker downstairs. I still have my small refrigerator which will be handy for pop and other small things. My Snake plant keeps growing even though most of the time it has low light. It is supposed to grow faster in bright light but it is growing plenty tall as is. Measuring from the tallest leaf, my plant is now 58 inches tall. Donna noticed that my pot is starting to bulge so I guess I will have to repot it in a couple of months or so.

I have shown this lower picture before. This was how big the plant was when I bought it.

Snake plants like to be root bound. You are not supposed to repot them until the pot starts to crack or bulge and repot them only in Spring or Summer. You can take leaves and start new plants or take the "pups" from the roots and start new ones. You do need to give them new soil at least every three years.

SNOW ON SUNDAY

It started snowing about midnight on Sunday. Donna and Laif went to Church but came home early. They said they hardly made it up the hill. We got about 3 inches of snow. Now this is Tuesday, the 11th, and we are supposed to get snow this afternoon. Laif went to Renton Sunday afternoon but came home this morning. Donna and Laif bought a new refrigerator and it will be delivered Friday. I am getting their old one. So now I will have an icemaker. I will still keep my small refrigerator. I was checking the dimensons on my small refrigerator to try to decide where to put it. Just for the heck of it, I started reading the reviews on it. It had lots of bad reviews. Most people said it gave out in less than 2 years. Mine is a little over two years and is still going. It is a Frigidare that I bought at Lowe's in Renton. Richard brought it up to the house for me. Other problems that most people complained about was that the freezer stays so cold that your icecream is like a rock and you have to set it out for awhile before you can scoop it out. I do have that problem. I tried turning the thermostat down but then it gets too warm in the refrigerator. I, myself, do not really have any complaints about it. It has been a real good refrigerator for me. I will see how long it keeps going.

NEW FURNITURE

I am very happy with my new couch and chair. As you can see from the picture with Donna, we are under construction again. Laif, bless his heart, has been working hours putting up sheetrock. Already I can tell the difference. It is making it warmer and lighter downstairs. I feel like a queen in my little castle downstairs.

A few days ago, a 82 year old man drove his SUV through the front door at our Safeway. Fortunately no one was hurt. He said he stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake. The door has been replaced but the window was still boarded up yesterday. I hate reading stories like that. I am alert enough (I tell myself) not to let that happen to me. Young or old, driving is a serious responsibility.