On ovens

Our home was a foreclosure which means 2 things:  1. The previous owners basically just packed their stuff and left.  No cleaning whatsoever.  So we've been busy making this place sparkle and shine.  2. We're assuming they weren't exactly full of warm fuzzies when they left thus leading them to pilfer a few things from the house.  One of the rather unfortunate items they took was the oven racks.  What they will do with oven racks sans an oven is beyond me.

For a while we debated whether to buy new racks (which are extremely overpriced) or just get a new oven (the oven is just 2 years younger than me, so it's basically ancient.)  But I kept hearing my dad say, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without."  Turns out it's Bryan's favorite saying as well.  Darn.  So, new oven racks are on their way.

Meanwhile, we've been without an oven for 3 weeks now.  We grill a lot and use our crock pot and the stove.  Eventually our need for cookies became desperate.  So, we pulled out the toaster oven that we got for our wedding but have hardly used.  Turns out it's a pretty good replacement oven.  We've made cookies, biscuits, roasted veggies, and caramel apples in it.  And, it's completing all of our childhood dreams - we have our very own easy bake oven.