Glimpse of 1900s & What I'm calling this August

We are 2/3 through the month of August and I'm "officially" calling it the Month Of Fix & Repair. Got my new range hood in yesterday and it is so nice. Our friend, Tommy C came over as promised, in the poring rain. I was trying to rest and get rid of a headache. About to go crazy because of all the noise which sounded like doors opening and slamming. Turns out he had to hammer out a panal on the back of the hood because that is where the exhaust goes through in our case. (THese things are made with punchable panals to accomodate two types of exhaust placement.) When that was done, he went out to garage to finish up work on the light fixture that hangs over washer and dryer. It is now bright as can be out there. However, the lights at the other end of the garage went out. They had been working last time he was here, so he checked into that. That one is simple. Just needs a new switch. The day before the ice maker delivered a load of ice and water onto the kitchen floor, We'd been having trouble for a couple days and hubby had been trying to locate and fix the problem without luck. Called in an appliance repair guy. Nothing else wrong with freezer or fridge. He was young and very nice. He told us it was both the ice maker and the valve and repairs and parts would be about $400 which is almost half a new fridge. He suggested we either buy a stand alone ice maker or some ice trays and continue to use our fridge until the compressor goes. He thinks we will get another 3 years or so out of it. Hubby uses a lot of ice and was not happy. No counter space for a ice maker so he decided to try to find replacement parts on his own. He found another ice maker and put it in, waited the requisite time for it to get cold and turned it on. Woke to water on the floor this morning. Apparently, it is the valve, something we can't fix on our own. We are out the cost of the ice maker kit (unrefundable) and cost of repair visit. I just ordered silicone ice trays from Amazon. THe high heat continues despite thunderstorms and short lived downpours. We are eating simple meals to avoid adding more herat to the house. Tonight, Ill head out to get some take-out food. And how are things where you are? I hear a lot of the US is struggling with this intense heat with some areas experiencing brown-outs. Then there are the tropical storms off coast. Will be happy to be cooler, dryer weather. But here is what you came for, part 6 of kit:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ja0sjnp48j81va6/ws_Glimpse1900s_6.zip?dl=0 PS Personal note to K - I am happy you now have a diagnosis since that leads to appropriate treatment but sorry to hear it is Lyme Disease which can be quite miserable. Doesn't help that you are and continue to be under a great deal of stress trying to care for your parents. Please take care of yourself (you are saying, Do I have a choice? Right?) Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers/ Hugs!