Comments on: …and so my little mushy mind can only compose vignettes… http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15834 gina Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:15:06 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15834 I hear ya! I've always had old appliances too- our fridge too is on it's last leg. There is sure something empowering about fixing them too! I often thank God for such a handy husband that can fix just about anything. Get this, our old washer was literally 30 years old and was the best- I could fit way more laundry in it than anything on the market now- it was supposedly commercial and came with our house downstate. Unfortunately we had to buy a new one cause the motor burned up and replacing it was more $ than buying a new one! The thought of all the appliances sitting in landfills makes me sick! I hear ya! I’ve always had old appliances too- our fridge too is on it’s last leg. There is sure something empowering about fixing them too! I often thank God for such a handy husband that can fix just about anything. Get this, our old washer was literally 30 years old and was the best- I could fit way more laundry in it than anything on the market now- it was supposedly commercial and came with our house downstate. Unfortunately we had to buy a new one cause the motor burned up and replacing it was more $ than buying a new one! The thought of all the appliances sitting in landfills makes me sick!

]]> By: Tia http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15767 Tia Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:32:07 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15767 LOL...every appliance in this house has got to be at the very least 20 years old so fixing them is definitely the modus opperendus rather than replacement. I do, however, suffer from appliance-envy....Thermadair professional gas ranges, energy efficient front loading washers and dryers, spacious refridges with ample room for produce, freezer space, and jugs of milk. It's a good thing I never get glossy sale ads or commercials in this house! We'll fix all these things in time. What I'm finding though is that it's been good, even critical to our money makeover, to continually confront the culture of "need"; to examine and determine what is really necessary and what is not, and to choose to go against the flow...that flow that hits a home depot sale and buys something new with a special on financing. LOL…every appliance in this house has got to be at the very least 20 years old so fixing them is definitely the modus opperendus rather than replacement. I do, however, suffer from appliance-envy….Thermadair professional gas ranges, energy efficient front loading washers and dryers, spacious refridges with ample room for produce, freezer space, and jugs of milk. It’s a good thing I never get glossy sale ads or commercials in this house! We’ll fix all these things in time. What I’m finding though is that it’s been good, even critical to our money makeover, to continually confront the culture of “need”; to examine and determine what is really necessary and what is not, and to choose to go against the flow…that flow that hits a home depot sale and buys something new with a special on financing.

]]> By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15766 gina Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:24:02 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15766 "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" is a favorite among our two older ones. It's a good jog to the old memory for the parents as well and always brings up good discussions. A note on your newer blog- most appliances can be fixed and AREN'T disposable like so many americans tend to want to treat them. Our washer broke recently and Paul was able to take it apart, clean out the pump and it's running better than ever. Sometimes just cleaning out all the fuzz under the dryer that the lint trap doesn't catch can make a huge difference. An electrician friend told us that both the dryer should be cleaned out-turned on its side that is- and that the vent hose should be cleaned once a year to prevent a fire. Remembering to do that is the trick:-) The oven in our old house was hit by lightning and simply needed to be recalibrated and it worked fine! I think I remember you saying that you have gas though. The Lord will bless you for being so responsible with all these Murphy's on your plate! “Are you smarter than a 5th grader” is a favorite among our two older ones. It’s a good jog to the old memory for the parents as well and always brings up good discussions.
A note on your newer blog- most appliances can be fixed and AREN’T disposable like so many americans tend to want to treat them. Our washer broke recently and Paul was able to take it apart, clean out the pump and it’s running better than ever. Sometimes just cleaning out all the fuzz under the dryer that the lint trap doesn’t catch can make a huge difference. An electrician friend told us that both the dryer should be cleaned out-turned on its side that is- and that the vent hose should be cleaned once a year to prevent a fire. Remembering to do that is the trick:-) The oven in our old house was hit by lightning and simply needed to be recalibrated and it worked fine! I think I remember you saying that you have gas though. The Lord will bless you for being so responsible with all these Murphy’s on your plate!

]]> By: Amber http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15707 Amber Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:02:01 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15707 Yay! Welcome home! I remember feeling light after my chrismation, as though I were floating on a whole ocean of believers. This Church is an amazing thing. Yay! Welcome home! I remember feeling light after my chrismation, as though I were floating on a whole ocean of believers. This Church is an amazing thing.

]]> By: Kyra http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15667 Kyra Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:35:22 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15667 I am sure Don joins me in wishing you many years also. This past weekend marked our 7th year in Orthodoxy...I noted your words on Clara. Three weeks before we were Christmated, Father John, in Pittsburgh and I had a heart to heart talk, I talked with him about Seth and told him that I felt that Seth had been waiting for us here within the Orthodox Church. Father John said that he surely must have been our appointed forerunner. He had no way of knowing Seth means "appointed." I simply smiled at him, of course he was right. I am sure Don joins me in wishing you many years also.

This past weekend marked our 7th year in Orthodoxy…I noted your words on Clara. Three weeks before we were Christmated, Father John, in Pittsburgh and I had a heart to heart talk, I talked with him about Seth and told him that I felt that Seth had been waiting for us here within the Orthodox Church. Father John said that he surely must have been our appointed forerunner.

He had no way of knowing Seth means “appointed.”

I simply smiled at him, of course he was right.

]]> By: Mimi http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15660 Mimi Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:56:23 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/04/02/and-so-my-little-mushy-mind-can-only-compose-vignettes/#comment-15660 Congratulations! Many Years to you and your family! Congratulations! Many Years to you and your family!

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