The Puddles

Thank God It’s Over.  I don’t think that that is a real acronym, but it suits my feelings about the oven.  It is in.  It is working.  It is finished.

Mr. Dave came and supervised the installation process.  I was so grateful to have him there.  It made me feel better about us installing it, especially after my husband pulled out his ipod and used the level application to level our new oven (see picture 2 for proof).  Mostly I stayed away from the process because it drove me crazy.  I am sure that Chris knows what he is doing and I definitely think that Dave knows what he is doing, but still . . . an ipod as a level?

It looks really good.  We ended up ordering at 27 inch oven to fit in our  27 inch cabinet, but Chris (after many hours of discussion with the Sears guy) assured me it would fit.  Chris sent me to the Sears store with all of my pans and cookie sheets to make sure that they would all fit.  That wasn’t embarrassing at all (that is sarcasm. a note for all of those like myself who miss it sometimes).  “Excuse me, sir. May I bring my cookie sheet in and try in out in all of your ovens?” But I worked up the courage to do it.

What have we learned throughout this process?  Chris learned that leaving major house projects for his wife to do is a HUGE mistake.  I learned that sometimes even the most thorough person can miss something and that it is just better to just roll with the punches than cry.  (Although crying can often feel better.)

A special thank you to Gene and Susan Lake for purchasing the oven as a birthday/Christmas gift for Chris and I.