I've Gone Back in Time

I've gone back in time, although I'm not sure how many years, back to the days before microwaves. Of course, this is not by choice. My microwave died!! It was just fine Sunday and Monday morning....nothing! I had to heat milk on the stove to make Damon hot chocolate for breakfast. I had to boil 1/2 cup of water on the stove so I could make my instant oatmeal. I had to cook the kids hotdogs on the stove for lunch. I don't have a problem cooking on the stove, I actually do that quite a lot but come on! A task that 3 days ago took 30-60 seconds now takes 5 minutes. Wasn't it Brigham Young that said in the latter-days we would have many time-saving devices? Pretty sure the microwave was near the top of the list. However, when these time-saving devices don't work correctly, it takes more time than ever to get something done.

I'll be making the trek to Lowes this week to drop a couple hundred bucks on a new one and then I'm sure I'll wait a couple more days for someone to deliver and install it (it has to be an over-the-range unit otherwise I could carry it home and plug it in myself.)

Life is full of surprises. I wonder what will break next....

Comments

Liz said…
I'm laughing with you. Welcome to my world! Hope you find a good deal on a new one1
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:41:00 PM
Stacey Irwin said…
I'm sorry girl.. A microwave is simply something no sane household can live with out,and yet it's not something anyone is eager to throw money at! I'm glad I'm not the only one who says "whats next..." ( oops, I better whisper that.)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:09:00 PM
Kristi Drennan said…
That happened to me too. We went pretty quick to get a new one. And then there is Liz...who does it on purpose...she's crazy though! ;)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:09:00 PM
Liz said…
I love you my dear sisterinlaw Kristi. It's not that I don't find them useful. It's just that I never used it so I purged it from my life ;)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:31:00 PM
Anonymous said…
That sucks! I always use the microwave and wouldn`t be impressed if ours died. Have fun picking out a new one!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:26:00 AM
Tami said…
Liz,
I was thinking of you as I wrote this post, knowing that you choose not to have a microwave. I don't know how you do it!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:48:00 AM
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