New Kitchen Appliances

On a tip from one of Dion's singing friends, I went to Leon's today for a great sale and bought all new appliances for the kitchen. Hurray! The refrigerator and dishwasher should arrive Saturday. The range was not in stock, so we'll get it in a couple of weeks. On one hand, the old appliances needed to go - the fridge especially was on its last legs. But on the other, we will probably need to move in a few years, so we didn't want to invest too much. Just enough to make the kitchen work for a few years and show better when we do want to sell. a little under $2500 "on-the-road" for everything.

The dishwasher (http://www.leons.ca/clean-up/whirlpool/built-in/wdt910ssym-dishwasher/1521430.aspx) is very similar to this one but it's a previous year's model that has been discontinued. Stainless steel inside - a bit of a splurge.




I have to call about the fridge (http://www.leons.ca/refrigerators-and-freezers/frigidaire/refrigerators/fght1844kr-refrigerator-18-cu-ft/1450771.aspx) because I think the final order has the LHS handle but we need RHS. Only the door is stainless. The rest of the case is black, which I don't love, but you have to buy top-end stuff to get stainless all the way around. Ah well, I guess it matches the stove top.



The electric range (http://www.leons.ca/cooking-products-housewares/frigidaire/electric/cgef3034mf-range/1521206.aspx) was on a great sale, too.

Newborn no more.

John's really interested in sitting up and seeing what everybody's doing and will sit in the Bumbo for long stretches if there's bustle in the room. Though, his favourite is to be held in my lap in a standing position (no photo available, yet), where he does bear all of his own weight and/or attempt squats. The Bumbo is also good for foot exploration (no photo available, yet.) Even his swipes at his feet are quickly becoming grasps of his feet.

He's also grasping toys beside and in front of himself.

Not to mention that John's starting to make some progress on creeping along the ground. Some of it's intentional but most of it isn't. Anyway, he's often not quite where I left him when I go to pick him up.