Our next task: to buy a new dishwasher. The old one was never the same after the rat infestation last year. We've had it repaired twice, but I still suspect it of leaking, it still smells like rats, and now the "sanitize" cycle doesn't work. Rather than have it "fixed" again, we're deciding that the better part of valor is to get a new one.

Originally, we were going to completely remodel the kitchen last year, after we got rid of the rats, but we spent the money on remodeling my back, instead. We could use a new cooktop, as well as a new dishwasher, and new counters, cabinets, and flooring wouldn't hurt. Well, wouldn't hurt anything but our wallets, that is. We'll get the dishwasher, and maybe a cooktop, but wait on the remodeling until one of us is working.