While traveling down the highway at 70mph it was hard not to notice two massive Great Danes with their heads sticking out of an SUV, ears, and jowls flapping all over the place.  By the time I could pull out my camera for the high-speed snapshot, only one was still enjoying the breeze.

Homemade blueberry pie was on the dinner dessert menu this evening courtesy of Jeanine’s sister Susan. She arrived yesterday with her friend Jean and will be staying with us for the weekend.  They spent most of the day organizing our walk-in closet (read helping Jeanine decide which clothes were ready for donation) while I was reorganizing the garage to make room for my new car which should be arriving by the end of the month.

Maya’s bike expedition has entered Glacier National Park to begin their third and last week on the road.  From the Apogee blog is the first photo in which we can clearly see Maya.

I spent the better part of 6 hours installing a new washer and dryer in our second-floor laundry room.  The new units arrived this morning and were delivered to our first-floor foyer.  I managed to get the old units down and the dryer upstairs by myself (using various principles of mechanical advantage).  The washer was just too heavy so I enlisted the help of Nico and his friend.   The water supply shut-off valve was stuck in the on position which meant I had to turn off the water to the entire house and then repair the valve (extra two hours).  Mounting both units on pedestals also took longer than I would have expected but will make for a lot less bending over in the years to come and was well worth the extra effort. Jeanine made a delicious chicken cacciatore dinner as a reward and we pulled up chairs to watch the first wash cycle through the glass portals.  Possibly the most pathetic date night ever, but oddly one we both enjoyed.