What happened to you? I've been very out of the loop lately.
My wife broke her hip back in May but the Dr.s first found it was broken on June 11. June 12th she had it replaced and still can't put weight on it. Dr. wants it healed up real well before it's stressed. Which means she'll have to hobble down to the beach next week on her walker. (Even with a broken hip We are not missing vacation.) She's actually doing really well all around. Just can't put weight on the leg. So what's your story?
Things worth every penny. I'd have to say the deck. We had an 8 by 12 limestone patio that was all broken up and mostly useless. When my wife was pregnant with my daughter (now 4 1/2) she insisted that we replace it. So we put on a 12 x 32 foot deck. I've been kicking myself for almost 4 years now for not doing it earlier. We live out there (when it's not too hot that is).
Replacement windows. We live on a busy street and with the old windows it seemed that people were driving through our living room and the wind blew right through our bedroom. Now we sometimes forget the traffic is just out there and there are no more drafts in the bedrooms. Paying for themselves already on heating and cooling bills.
The griddle. We make lots and lots of pancakes.
The worst thing we ever bought was an electric chicken frier. They demonstrated it at one of those cookware sales parties. Liquid core so it heats very evenly. I don't think we've ever plugged the thing in. Would have been better buying a new frying pan every month at Walmart.
Oh, your poor wife.......it took them that long to determine her hip was broken?
I'm glad you're not going to miss your vacation - it will probably be the best thing in the world for her.
My story is basially from the annals of "You can't make this sh!t up"....I failed to turn the dining room light on 2 weeks ago this evening, and tripped over my protable sewing machine and broke my ankle.
Your deck sounds wonderful. Building one was one of the first things my husband did after we moved here 2 years ago. I currently can't use it, because it is 12 feet in the air and maneuvering the steps is currently out of the question.
I envy you the replacement windows....that's not until next year for us, though. New roof and vinyl siding are this year's projects. We've got all the materials, now it's just a matter of finding the time to do it.
absolutley nothing beats an electric griddle for pancakes.
I completely agree with you an the replacement windows. Several of our windows still had original glass--over 100 years old. We may as well have left the screens in all winter long, they were that bad. Replacing them wasn't cheap but we immediately saw the difference in our energy bills. They are virtually soundproof which is great until there is a storm. We can no longer hear the tornado siren if it goes off. I don't have to listen to my neighbors, though! We've been planning to add a deck to the back for the past few years but things keep coming up. This year it was a new furnace. Worth every penny, certainly, but you can't grill on a furnace.