Yesterday I was in my TINY kitchen trying to clean it up and feeling a little overwhelmed with the smallness and messiness of it all, so apparently I was making some sighing noises, because my husband asked me what was wrong, and I said "this kitchen is driving me crazy." (I don't complain about it a lot, but yesterday was just one of those days that it was really getting to me.) So he comes upstairs, puts his shoes on and says, "well I don't want to hear you complaining about it anymore." So I asked, "and why not?" Then he said "because I'm going to get you a dishwasher."
I'm sure you could have picked my jaw up off the floor with a shovel. I was flabbergasted, and THRILLED about my husbands' sudden spontaneity. So we looked at a few on Lowes.com, but I told him that I trusted him to pick out a good one.
I think that conversation took place at around 1:00 in the afternoon? By 9:00 that night, this is what I had:
A FUNCTIONING DISHWASHER!
Right now the dogfood container is keeping it from tipping over, but Ben bought a short piece of countertop to hook up to the wall as a temporary fix until we get around to doing the rest of the kitchen. One of the best things about it(other than the fact that it washes dishes for me!) is that I don't have that clunky dish drainer sitting on the counter anymore, so my counter space has more than doubled! This is going to make life so much easier! And I'll actually have some room to cook! I might even decide to be like Amber and do a little baking. :D
It took a lot more work than it looks like. There was plumbing AND electrical work involved. My hubby worked really hard all day on hooking this up for me, and I LOVE HIM for it!
I know there are worse things in life than not having a dishwasher, but I'm so thankful to my husband for being so thoughtful to do something for me that will make my life a little easier. He could've just told me to quit my whining, but he didn't. A million thank-you's, and a million I love you's to my sweet hubby!
"...give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain."
~Proverbs 30:8,9
5 comments:
It took me a long time, but I've finally worked myself up to being content without a dishwasher. I don't blame you one bit, though, being grateful that you have one now! And what a sweet husband you have!
I do also have a bit more counter space than you - if what's in the picture is all you have - so maybe my dish drainer doesn't take up as much space percentage-wise. I know how frustrating it can be to have little counterspace to work with! I've been there too! And those were not-so-content times!
Forget diamonds a dishwasher is the way to go!
My parents bought us a washer/dryer right after we had Sage. It was amazing, no more trips to the laundromat. It is still something that I am so totally thankful for to this day. It's amazing how much joy an appliance can bring us!
Way to go Ben!!!!!!!!!!
Great! See sometimes the sighing and complaining get us what we want! Tears, lingerie, and home-cooked meals don't hurt either!! :)
That is awesome!! You so deserve it, you work really hard for your family and this was a great way for him to show you how much he appreciates you! And just think how much more counter space you'll have once he installs that other piece!?!
atta boy, ben! :) more room to cook is a good thing--perhaps ben realized this and that was his motivation. :)
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