I vaguely
remember the toaster oven that my mom had purchased. I thought it was a neat device for making
things crisp. One year, after being
dissatisfied with the way the reheated pizza crust came out in the microwave, I
had asked Roland for a toaster oven. The particular modle he had purchased was
far more sophisticated than my mom’s had been.
I believe there were five settings to reheat, toast, broil and actually
cook food. But not an entire meal for
three people.
I didn’t dislike
the toaster oven, but it wasn’t as fast as I believed my mom’s had been. I had thought the waiting time had been
longer than the microwave but not much more than an actual toaster. I now believe it is equivalent to an actual
oven. Perhaps there is less wattage
involved. I don’t know. My main desire for the toaster oven was to
toast things that were too fat or messy for the actual toaster – but without
the wait of an actual oven. It wasn’t
very time efficient in my opinion. It
got incredibly hot and I burned myself more than once on it. It sucked up counter space. Roland finally moved it out of reach at my
request. It has been out of reach ever
since.
As I had
mentioned in this post, we had been looking to replace the dining table. I had tripped over the claws that shot out
from the legs. I was hoping to find a
table with a middle pedlestool rather than four individual legs. We ended up
with a table that has four legs. The
table came with five chairs all for the price of 45 dollars. I didn’t necessarily want new chairs. I like having chairs with wheels, but I guess
these chairs are okay – especially since we spruced them up which ironically
cost us more than the mor than the entire dining set.
I don’t believe
our location is the most ideal for yard sales, but I suppose we could have
tried to sale the table and chairs or just even left them on the curb with a
note to take free. Roland also suggested
a friend who has been down on her luck for some time – though she did just land
her first steady job since I’ve known her.
She said she wanted the dinette set but would not be able to get them
until July 4. Thus Roland put the
dinette set in the shed figuring we would be rid of it within two weeks. July 4 came and went and the dinette set was
still in the shed in the way of everything else.
I have mentioned
how I have been unable to sleep flat for most of my adult life. I do well in recliners – well, some recliners
anyway. My legs have not been happy with
the chair we had purchased at an estate sale two summers ago. I know my lack of sleep is affecting my
health – though not as bad as the smog we left behind in Salt Lake. But, then again, it may be just a matter of
time before the sleeping disorders ruin my health even more than the smog would
have.
Thus Roland and
I went out and purchased a new bed – one that will go up for me but can remain
down for him. It is being delivered
today. Meanwhile we had asked our friend
(who still had yet to pick up the dinette set) if she would like the bed
also. He took it apart next day she said
she would be available to come and pick it up.
I think he jumped the gun.
The problem was
that she does not have access to a vehicle to move furniture and neither do
we. She has another friend who has been
experiencing some health problems volunteer to help her move, but his health
(unfortunately) did not always jive with the schedule that had been set up –
thus we had garbage bags full of bedding blocking our walking path from the
hall to the front door. I continued
sleeping in the recliner and Roland would blow up a mattress which he placed on
the frame of the bed until last night.
He slept on the floor last night and I tried to get comfortable on the
couch. I am soooooooooooo tired right
now.
As annoyed as
Roland and I both were at the cancellations and postponements of getting rid of
the dinette, bed and recliner, I realize it was a blessing for me to have only
spent one night on the couch. Our friend
showed up last night. It all was hauled
away including the toaster oven that had just been collecting dust.
Our new bed has a frame – which is
amazing as we have not had a bed frame for quite some time. These are not the best pics as one camera
needed to be charge and I could not seem to locate another and so took these
with my cell phone. I should sleep well
tonight.
