So down the steps I go. He paid a lot for this candy from our local chocolatier Philadelphia Candies. We don't have a Macy's, we don't have a Sears, we don't have a K Mart, but we have TWO chocolatiers, both excellent. Now. What's more important?
Top layer is gone, bottom soon to follow, probably within hours. He went through the expense and trouble for me, I can't let him down. It's best to get these over with as soon as possible.
A friend remodeled her kitchen many years ago (well … decades) and I took her painted plywood cabinets to install in our basement. Candy safe is in the corner. At the time, I was a gung-ho gardener canning beets and peppers and such. So we bought the cheapest gas stove we could find and moved the old fridge in, and then I quit canning. We still use the fridge for extras and the stove for larger gatherings, the cupboards are full of canned goods, the bottoms with those extra baking pans and punch bowls, crock pots, large coffee pots, and things I never use. My sister has a huge cut glass punch bowl and tray with all the cups, hard to find that size, but no where to sell it around here. Maybe I could check with caterers?
Above the freezer is my Coca Cola mirror. That was long before colonial style caught my eye. I have a Pepsi too but it's not as big or as nice.
Yesterday morning I took advantage of the gloom and enjoyed the lighted tree. We stopped at Kraynak's for the big sale and I found a perfect prelit tree, but it was only in the large 7 1/2' size. I'm used to smaller trees and that tree will be a lot larger in my room than it looks in the store. I'm ready to take it all down but Mark wants another week so it will stay. He got his way with the black handles on the cabinets but I didn't admit to him it was because of your advice.
I went to Walmart to exchange the kids' jeans for size and although their website did not show them available locally, there they were. All three! So that was taken care of quickly and I was the second in line at Customer Service for the exchange. As I turned to leave, there were at least 12 people lined up. Luck was with me! In and out in 20 minutes the day after Christmas.
Dinner tonight with friends, doc appointments, and a warm weather forecast for Friday.
Hope your week ends well.
Thanks for visiting.
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I set the Instant Pot or crockpot on top my range with a padded towel beneath when using those appliances. It saves counter space and is easy clean up from any spills. The range's controls are facing out and when I bent over to add the potatoes, I inadvertently pushed it in, setting the front burner to high heat. A few minutes later I noticed a very odd odor and the pad beneath the crock was on fire. I grabbed tongs and threw what was left into the sink, started the exhaust fan, opened two exterior doors and four windows. Smoke swirled but failed to leave. Needless to say, after what I went through because of the outdoor fire I did not need a house filled with heavy smoke. 
Packing up the decorations today while Mr. Bud snores the morning away. He has had only two accidents inside in the years we've had him, but to prevent future I am insisting he go outside for a bit late afternoon. If it's cold or rainy (which is the only time they come inside), he can use the box in the garage. It's much larger than the one in the house and I plan to sprinkle catnip in it. He loves that stuff.
