The things you never think about...

With all the rain we've had lately, DH decided not to go out and use the brush-hog on the long grass like he had planned to do today. We ran some errands instead.

Since the LG refrigerator that I wanted is no longer available locally, and buying it online will create a lot of issues with where and when to get it delivered, I think we'll find another refrigerator. We stopped at several stores today to see if they had the JennAir refrigerator in stock (the refrigerator handles, etc. would then match my other appliances, which are all JennAir), but none of them had a floor model to see. I think the only thing I didn't like about the JennAir when I was researching them a few months ago was that when you pull out the freezer door, the bottom of the freezer doesn't pull out with it, only the wire drawer pulls out. It seems to me that this would result in crumbs falling onto the kitchen floor. I think I'll just live with it and hope it isn't a problem. Anyone have any experience with a French door JennAir refrigerator/freezer?

We also took a look at washers and dryers, as the people buying our house wanted our current washer and dryer included in the deal. I was having a difficult time deciding between front loading and top loading washers as there seem to be pros and cons with each. The decision pretty much became a moot point when we were at the store and started thinking about the position of the washer and dryer. In our new house, the washer has been placed to the right of the dryer, which is backward from how all the doors open on the front loading machines. The doors on the dryers are reversible, but not on the washers - they are all hinged on the left. This makes it tricky to move things directly from the washer to the dryer if the washer is on the right. Make sure you have your washer to the left of your dryer if you ever build a house!

So, we'll go with a top loading high efficiency washer and dryer. We are thinking it will be the Whirlpool Cabrio washer and dryer. The dryer door hinges on the wrong side, but it opens 180 degrees and I think it will work OK to move the clothes from washer to dryer. Both the washer and dryer have pretty good ratings on Consumer Reports.

DD just called from the new house. She and a couple of her friends went out to see it. She found the French doors in the family room open and rain coming in. She said they have put the stone on the fireplace and it looks really nice. Unfortunately, she didn't take her camera, so I don't have any photos.