I Finally Got It Off!

[I have been waiting several years to say that, but unfortunately, I’m referring to the old garbage disposal, LOL!]

Wednesday was a bit more humid with a bit higher temps. It was supposed to rain around 4:00 PM, but it hadn’t by the time I went home after work. So, I jumped on one of the things I didn’t get done on my Tuesday ToDo list and went outside.

I hooked up one bottle of the Windex Outdoor Multi-Surface Cleaner to the hose and, following directions, washed down the back of the house. I paid special attention to the windows. Now, is it as effective as a power-washer? No, but it’s certainly cheaper. And, does it work? Well, the windows sparkle and the siding is clean of the winter’s dirt so, yeah, I’d say it does.

Back inside, I called Melissa and asked about their schedule (they were packing tonight so they can drive straight through tomorrow to Michigan and the cottage). She described it as a cluster-f*ck, because all the kids have friends they want to go and visit. But the most likely day to catch them all seems to be Tuesday, so I will try and get that day off as a vacation day.

Then I boiled a 12 ounce box of Tri-Color Rotini, and drained it, rinsed it in cold water (back in the laundry sink) and put it in the fridge to cool.

Next I addressed the remaining parts of the old garbage disposal (on my poor back and halfway into the sink cupboard). It took a while, but I finally found the ring and successfully pried it off! I threw the remaining old pieces into the trash and then stopped. I still have a long way to go to do the install, I’m hungry and need to make dinner.

So, I diced one heirloom tomatoes (I first tasted them last weekend at Jake and Carla’s and they were GOOD!) Then I cut up an English cucumber, a green pepper and some green onions. I added them and a can of drained, sliced black olives to the pasta. I made a simple olive oil vinaigrette with fresh/dried herbs and dressed my pasta salad. I I topped it with some Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and stuck it in the fridge to cool.

I talked briefly with Jake who called around 8:30 PM with a question about work. I notice outside it was now raining softly.

I plated some of the pasta salad and ate that watching TV. I have several criticisms of the salad. The cucumber and green pepper chunks were too big and the worst was that the green onions were too strong. It might have been better with crumbled feta cheese instead of the Parmesan. And, I wish I’d used chives instead of the green onions for a milder onion flavor.

But, I ate two bowls so it couldn’t have been that bad!