Rain & Sister, The Great Pitching & Packing, and Crock-pot
Yesterday it rained a steady rain ALL day. Ick.
Cold rainy days always remind me of my sister. Isn’t that horrible?
When we were young and I was the babysitter for her while my parents worked, for some reason, every time it rained, we sat at the kitchen table and played double solitaire and drank hot tea. It is the weirdest thing, but when it rains like that now, I get a craving for hot tea. So, I drank hot tea and thought about my sister all day yesterday!
Our internet was down at work most of the day as well as the use of some of our files for part of the day. So, with nothing else to do, we began to pack. This Friday our office will be closed and will be moving to a new office building. So “the Great Pitching & Packing” has begun. I found out my cuticles do not like me when I stuff files into boxes.
I did not get everything done yesterday that I wanted to do. I got sidetracked when I went to put something in the crock-pot yesterday morning and remembered mine had broken a few weeks back. I had just bought a bunch of stuff to use in the crock-pot now that the weather is colder and filled up my freezer. I was opening a ham when it slid out of the packaging and dropped into my crock-pot, shattering it into about seven pieces. So, now I have all this stuff in my freezer and no way to cook it!
So I went crock-pot shopping last night. Of course, me as The Great Analyzer cannot just go to one store and grab one and go. No, I have to go everywhere and get the best one and analyze all the features. Did I want a black, white, or steel outside? Which would look best on my counter? I decided quickly that I wanted a white bowl because the thought of my food setting in black just did not look appetizing. Did I want a 4, 5, or 6 qt? If I got a smaller one, it would force me to cook less and we would have less leftovers and take up less space on my counter, but on the other hand, some of my recipes might not be able to adjust down and sometimes when I have parties or potlucks, all of it does get eaten. Did I want new fancy digital controls on the outside? Would I really need them? They did seem to kind of stick out far from the side which would take more counter space. Did it have extra crevices around the handles and such that would be spaces that would just collect gunk that would be hard to clean?
Can you believe I analyzed all that and more? I know, I cannot help it, I analyze everything! I ended up buying a 6 qt that has a lid that seals down and has handles that you can carry and take it with you. [Merry Christmas to me!] I was remembering all the tedious times trying to carry mine in the vehicle and decided this would be helpful. The only thing I did not like about it is that it has a rubber seal around the lid will be difficult to clean and a few extra crevices to catch gung in other places, but I guess I cannot have everything. Maybe I should design a crock-pot, huh?
So, I get to start getting things out of my freezer this morning.
What kind of crock-pot do you have? Leave me a comment!
Cold rainy days always remind me of my sister. Isn’t that horrible?
When we were young and I was the babysitter for her while my parents worked, for some reason, every time it rained, we sat at the kitchen table and played double solitaire and drank hot tea. It is the weirdest thing, but when it rains like that now, I get a craving for hot tea. So, I drank hot tea and thought about my sister all day yesterday!
Our internet was down at work most of the day as well as the use of some of our files for part of the day. So, with nothing else to do, we began to pack. This Friday our office will be closed and will be moving to a new office building. So “the Great Pitching & Packing” has begun. I found out my cuticles do not like me when I stuff files into boxes.
I did not get everything done yesterday that I wanted to do. I got sidetracked when I went to put something in the crock-pot yesterday morning and remembered mine had broken a few weeks back. I had just bought a bunch of stuff to use in the crock-pot now that the weather is colder and filled up my freezer. I was opening a ham when it slid out of the packaging and dropped into my crock-pot, shattering it into about seven pieces. So, now I have all this stuff in my freezer and no way to cook it!
So I went crock-pot shopping last night. Of course, me as The Great Analyzer cannot just go to one store and grab one and go. No, I have to go everywhere and get the best one and analyze all the features. Did I want a black, white, or steel outside? Which would look best on my counter? I decided quickly that I wanted a white bowl because the thought of my food setting in black just did not look appetizing. Did I want a 4, 5, or 6 qt? If I got a smaller one, it would force me to cook less and we would have less leftovers and take up less space on my counter, but on the other hand, some of my recipes might not be able to adjust down and sometimes when I have parties or potlucks, all of it does get eaten. Did I want new fancy digital controls on the outside? Would I really need them? They did seem to kind of stick out far from the side which would take more counter space. Did it have extra crevices around the handles and such that would be spaces that would just collect gunk that would be hard to clean?
Can you believe I analyzed all that and more? I know, I cannot help it, I analyze everything! I ended up buying a 6 qt that has a lid that seals down and has handles that you can carry and take it with you. [Merry Christmas to me!] I was remembering all the tedious times trying to carry mine in the vehicle and decided this would be helpful. The only thing I did not like about it is that it has a rubber seal around the lid will be difficult to clean and a few extra crevices to catch gung in other places, but I guess I cannot have everything. Maybe I should design a crock-pot, huh?
So, I get to start getting things out of my freezer this morning.
What kind of crock-pot do you have? Leave me a comment!
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