Feeling Pretty Spoiled

So, maybe I don't have my own copy of this. . .

I'm just going to wait until I can get my hands on it from some obliging friend. Until then, I will be plugging my ears and humming (or shouting if need be) whenever I hear people talking about the subject. I hate spoilers!! So, do me a favor and don't tell me anything about it-- at all. Don't tell me if you liked it. Don't tell me if it made you happy or sad. Don't tell me what your sister thought. And, especially, don't tell me anything that happens. I don't even want to know if Edward kisses Bella (which will obviously happen at least once)! Just let me find out for myself.

You want to know why I'm not sad I don't have that book?
Because I am the proud new owner of these:

Granted, they are sitting in a warehouse until the deal on our house goes through, but I own them! Grant and I have been the hand-me-down couple when it comes to washers and dryers. For six years, we lived with the ticking-time-bomb feeling that any day, the washer could quit washing, and any day, the dryer could quit drying. We have been through a couple of sets of hand-me-downs when the previous ones have quit on us. We have been blessed to find people willing to donate to us in times of need. Now, we are thrilled to have our very own new set that we can count on not to quit for a good long time (knock on wood). Plus, Eleanor is fascinated with front loaders, so I look forward to lots of help with my laundry.

I should also mention that we are going to have a new fridge and dishwasher when we move in to our house. We realized the house didn't actually have a dishwasher, which would have been a deal-breaker for me after having lived in one house without a dishwasher already and the fact that I will have a newborn right when we move in. Call me a wimp if you want to! So, Grant has vowed to make some "adjustments" on the cabinets to fit a dishwasher before we even move in. We didn't negotiate to keep the fridge that was there, and we left our other fridge in the house we sold (sniff, sniff, she was a beaut), so we had to find a new fridge, too. So there's a warehouse full of appliances with our name on them right now! Woohoo!