Stress in the house

Things are a bit stressed around the house...have been for a couple of days and probably will continue to be so for another couple of days.

We are without a kitchen. We are getting new countertops put in, which necessitated taking out the sink and turning off the water. We have been without full use of our kitchen since July 4. It was supposed to all be done in a week or so. Our sink is in our dining room. Our dishes are being done in the bathroom. Lots of sandwiches, etc. for dinner. Tomorrow, God willing, everything in the kitchen gets back together. The countertops go in in the morning and the sink and water go back in in the evening.

And then there's the car. The van has officially bit the dust. It needs a new transmission at 99k miles. We already replaced the tranny at 57k. First and last Mazda I will ever buy. So we are leasing a brand-new Nissan Pathfinder on Wed.