I have $20 in Target gift cards. I think I'm going to use to order a hot plate for when I have to try to cook living in the shop. I found one on Target for $18. Our BBQ grill has a side hot plate, but I'm not going to want to go outside in the morning and fire that thing up to cook DH an egg sandwich, LOL. I thought we still had our microwave from our old house (it wasn't built in) but DH doesn't think so. Maybe I left it for the lady that bought it. I can't remember now. If we don't find it in our move, then I'm trying to decide between a small microwave or a toaster oven - which do you think I might use more trying to cook in a shop? I'm kind of leaning toward a toaster oven. I really don't use my microwave much and I'm thinking with a toaster oven I can cook a small casserole dish or something. Even a small pizza.
DH took his pick up out to the property first thing this morning (6:30am) because he needed to hook up to his dump trailer and move it out of the way for some excavating. He said he was just going to move that and do another quick thing and be back. So, I said - I can go back to bed then? (because we were going back out there in our car later this morning, I thought) and he's like, well, I'll be right back.....so that was almost 2 hours ago LOL. I should have stayed in bed longer.
I gave our long haired dog a good brushing yesterday. Goodness, he's been shedding awful and that sure helped. I also trimmed his feet - they get shaggy looking around his paws.
I found a new show to watch on Netflix - 193 episodes so that should keep me busy for a long time...or at least for the month or so I have left on my Netflix gift card. It's called Heartland. There's like 10 seasons, so I figured it has to be a decent show to last that long. I've watched about 5 episodes so far and am enjoying it.
Not sure what DH is doing when we go back out to the property today. I know the water well guy told him to run some bleach through and let water run for awhile. We've got some boxes from the bathroom stuff and he wants me to break down flat and put in our dump trailer. It will be so nice to be out there with the dogs and have water to give them, rather than bringing a jug with me.
I found something new I like to eat. I like yogurt ok - as long as there is some flavor in it, but I recently tried Yoplait yogurt whips and really liked them. They had them here at our little town grocery store. I was going to get more at the big grocery store in the city and they didn't have them. You'd think it would be the other way around. I don't like yogurt with fruit chunks in it.....it's a texture thing I have with food, LOL.
Well, off I go. I'm sure DH will be home soon
I would go for the toaster oven too. As for yogurt, I like plain yogurt best. I don't mind other kinds but I truly love plain yogurt and garlic yogurt sauce, cacık (Greek call it tatziki) and ayran, a salty yogurt drink we Turks make. It is a cultural thing. We use lots of plain yogurt and garlic yogurt with many dishes.
ReplyDeleteI hated yogurt. Just could not stand the taste at all. I even tried the flavored years ago when they started coming out with those. Then one day, several years ago I tried it again and like it. LOL
DeleteI got a convection toaster oven from Costco and I love it. It holds a 12" pizza. A small kettle would be handy for boiling water. Also a crockpot would be great. You might miss a microwave for heating up leftovers. Maybe you just need to find an estate sale in your area and pick up one of each LOL.
ReplyDeleteI've seen those in my searches online. I just didn't want a fancy, big one since after this I probably would never use it again. But one that holds a 12" pizza would sure be nice. At one point we had two microwaves...a small one we used to have in our race trailer and a countertop one in our house. We must still have one packed somewhere. I don't recall giving either away.
DeleteA little toaster oven would be more helpful than a microwave if you are choosing. I view the microwave as a substitute for turning on the big oven. so, a little and less hot oven should work.
ReplyDeleteNever miss a chance to sleep longer in the morning if a man says he will be right back.
I'm thinking I'd get more use out of a toaster oven. Just don't know yet if we'll have the countertop space for both, so will have to wait and see.
DeleteI think a toaster oven would be the most useful. Depending on the size you buy, it might take up less room as well.
ReplyDeletethat's what I'm thinking too - and there are ones much cheaper than a microwave, too.
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