working again

Ok, so, since I've been doing so much complaining about everything breaking around here, I'm gonna give a quick update because some things are actually starting to come back together.
We used our creativity (and a suggestion from one of Ross's co-workers) to combine the two broken computers. And guess what... it worked. We now have a laptop whose screen doesn't work, hooked up to the monitor of the computer that the hard-drive is fried. Voila, two broken computers equals one that works.
It looks a little silly on the desk, but it is so much better now that Ross and I don't have to stand over one another asking if we are finished with the computer yet. Also nice to have a computer that performs at an acceptable speed.
On a side note, this is how slow the "working" laptop is.
Hit the button to wake it up, go unload the dishwasher, sit back down, and clean off the desk. Now the computer is awake. Type in the web address, go make some tea, type in my password, read Lily a book. And on like that, click.... wait ...... wait..... wait; So you see how unproductive it was for Ross and I to BOTH be sharing that computer!

The fridge is now working again too! It only took 4 visits from the repairman, and a full week. The nice thing is, even though it wasn't cheap, he never charged me after the first repair. On Thursday when it had been a full week since the initial repair he had some other guy come with him for a second opinion. In the end it turns out that the part that he replaced on the first visit was bad and all it took was replacing it again.

Now if only we could find a way to get the dryer working again, we'd be in business!