i can post now because cole is playing with his daddy (the giggles are priceless) and madison's in her bassinette (screaming- we've tried everything and so now it's time for a little space. for us AND her...). i'm beyond thrilled; just check out the before and after's:
my stove this morning (except it wasn't outside). only three burners work, one of those three works some of the time and gives off little sparks when it DOES connect. the range top is crooked (it's like it's warped) and the oven is beyond all hope of ever being clean.
my stove this afternoon: beautiful! all the burners work, it's a glass-top, the oven is spotless, the timers and clock work (the ones on the old stove didn't), it's all nice and what more can i say? it's perfect! thanks to sears we found a discontinued display model that had a nice markdown, so it came home with us.
we also upgraded the sewing maching. not because we wanted to but because we had to. i was SO excited about my little sewing maching we got last week, but i didn't have a chance to try it out till yesterday. lo and behold, the plug-in for the footpedal has a faulty connection. being married to an electrician with proper tools has it's perks...:) we took it to the appleton walmart to return it today; the receipt ended up who-knows-where, but we were lucky enough to have gotten one with a price sticker right on the box. so we got store credit (because of the no receipt thing) and went over to the craft department to see what else they had. this one (see above) was affordable and about 20 times better... it came home with us. after lots of trial stitching and quite a bit of frustration (that tension issue just didn't want to be resolved), we finally have it stitching right. and this time, the receipt is safely tucked away. can't wait to use it... as soon as i get more thread. i used all of the stuff i have that coordinates with my fabric trying to make tight bobbins. eh, new machine, first use... there's always a kink or two to be worked out. i think we got it, though, judging from the nice results of the last few test runs. watch out, etsy, i'm on my way!
my stove this morning (except it wasn't outside). only three burners work, one of those three works some of the time and gives off little sparks when it DOES connect. the range top is crooked (it's like it's warped) and the oven is beyond all hope of ever being clean. 
my stove this afternoon: beautiful! all the burners work, it's a glass-top, the oven is spotless, the timers and clock work (the ones on the old stove didn't), it's all nice and what more can i say? it's perfect! thanks to sears we found a discontinued display model that had a nice markdown, so it came home with us. we also upgraded the sewing maching. not because we wanted to but because we had to. i was SO excited about my little sewing maching we got last week, but i didn't have a chance to try it out till yesterday. lo and behold, the plug-in for the footpedal has a faulty connection. being married to an electrician with proper tools has it's perks...:) we took it to the appleton walmart to return it today; the receipt ended up who-knows-where, but we were lucky enough to have gotten one with a price sticker right on the box. so we got store credit (because of the no receipt thing) and went over to the craft department to see what else they had. this one (see above) was affordable and about 20 times better... it came home with us. after lots of trial stitching and quite a bit of frustration (that tension issue just didn't want to be resolved), we finally have it stitching right. and this time, the receipt is safely tucked away. can't wait to use it... as soon as i get more thread. i used all of the stuff i have that coordinates with my fabric trying to make tight bobbins. eh, new machine, first use... there's always a kink or two to be worked out. i think we got it, though, judging from the nice results of the last few test runs. watch out, etsy, i'm on my way!
6 comments:
YEAH!!!
(how were the cookies?) :)
A very exciting day!!!
I am happy for you!!!
I had a Brother sewing machine before I went in the work. I think I gave it to Dulcie.
Have fun sewing and cooking! :)
heather: yup, the cookies were good! :) i should probably add, this stove has been a LONG time coming- like, 7 years. that's why i'm so in love with it...!
mmm.... cookies.. I cant wait :-)
Hey Lindsay: Congrats on the new stove and sewing machine :0) We are having a bonfire here Friday night and we'd love if you could join us. We're doing brats/hotdogs and everyones bringing a dish to pass.
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