Stovetop or Broiled
That's how our meals come for now. For some reason, Paul thinks a $30 coil is cheaper than the sweet $360 oven I had all picked out (Lowe's of Mebane has it at the same price). The big window, the glass cooktop, the shiny white finish, the timer, the two big burners. Oh well, maybe next year. Maybe tax return time...

In the meantime, the Appliance Doctor is supposed to re-open on Monday, so maybe we'll have an oven again in a couple days' time. Lowe's of Mebane does NOT stock our bake element.

Labels: kitchen, small appliances

- posted by Lenise @ 8:50 PM |

 
Look Out, Daniel, Here Comes Amoxicillin!
*Sigh* It's been a CRAZY couple of weeks here. We've had a major deadline at work that's been spilling into my evenings, a two-year-old who likes to scream during the day and wander around in the middle of the night, and, most recently, a baby with a respiratory infection which has made him feverish, greatly hindered his ability to sleep, and given him a nasty cough which has led to his losing many a lunch (and midnight/wee hours snack). Add to that trying to finish up Christmas preparations, and you will begin to understand why that programmable percolator was on my wish list and has been GREATLY appreciated (anyone care to fess up?)

Oh, and our oven is broken. The logs I baked tonight started out OK, but as the hour advanced, they came out worse and worse. No cut-out cookies tonight! It's the excuse I've been looking for- this oven is so old/downscale it doesn't even have a window, so I keep having to open it, letting out most of the accumulated heat (not that extra heat is unwelcome in the kitchen of a winter's day).

I guess we'll be hitting the post-Christmas sales!

More importantly, Merry Christmas, one and all!

Labels: babies, home improvement, illness, small appliances

- posted by Lenise @ 7:33 PM |

 
Put Iced Tea In'ere PWEEESE
Jay was excited about my Mother's Day gift from Grandma and Grandpa G beyond all reason. I got a very cool Mr. Coffee Iced Tea maker* with the cold hard cash they sent me, and Jay helped me unpack it and wanted to see the pitcher fulfilling its purpose IMMEDIATELY. Never mind that I don't give Jay sweet tea (anymore ;) ).

It is quite excellent, and I'm already into my second pitcher of tea (I just bought it on Tuesday- but don't worry, I've only been making 2 quarts at a time and our Tuesday night Bible study helped me with the first pitcher!)

In other news, my team leader at work just called to tell me that she'd spoken with my prospective employers and thinks all went well.

* The downside to posting links is discovering that your tea maker just went on sale at Amazon and is now considerably cheaper than it was at Wal-Mart. The upside is that I can tell you how to get a really good deal on an Iced Tea Maker. Just click the link above!

Labels: baby talk, job hunt, small appliances

- posted by Gary @ 3:03 PM |