The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136048   Message #3113069
Posted By: katlaughing
13-Mar-11 - 04:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Exercise & Declutter March 2011 - Roar!
Subject: RE: BS: Exercise & Declutter March 2011 - Roar!
We have a glass top and I'd never want to go back to the other kinds, ever. However, I haven't done any canning on it. The largest pot Rog uses on it is his mom's old pressure cooker which is large. I'll measure it, later, and let you know. You do have to be diligent in keeping the top clean. Rog is a sloppy cooker and I regret that at times I hadn't the energy to clean up his messes. As it is, it has some blackened spots that kind of blend in, but when I have more "elbow grease" will get scrubbed clean.

This morning, Rog and I cleaned up our bedroom, put away all of our clothes, emptied the trash, and generally cleaned up. He loaded a ton of trash into his truck and took it to the dumpster we use..so that's finally gone from the backyard.

Then we went to town to the used bookstore only to find it was closed, so we headed over to KMart where he bought a "Big Boss Grill." A tabletop grill with removable plates for grilling, sandwiches, waffles, donuts, etc. I think he's been moving towards this for some time. Now he has a bunch of one function other appliances which he will put in storage as he plays with his new "toy." It's fun to see him take such joy in trying new kitchen "aids" out. I got myself a bunch of new Tshirts for the season. It was 80 degrees in the house the other day as it was about 60 outside and I'd forgotten to open the windows when I left in the morning!

We picked Morgan up when we came home from KMart. He told me he wanted to rake my front and back yard, then wanted to vacuum and mop when he was done! I told we'd start with the front yard which is a good size. He did a masterful job with three or four huge piles to which I also added some effort. I also read some wonderful stories to him from my dad's old book, one of my very fav. called Wonder Tales of the World by Constance Armfield with illustrations by her husband, Armfield. My fav. story was Cap O'Rushes, from England. You may read the whole book at that link. Another fav. was Fitna and the Cow, from Persia. He took frequent breaks to sit with me on the steps. At one point he asked me if I was going to tell the "Mudcatters" about what he was doing for me, today. He was happy when I told him yes!

With the time change, we didn't got to sleep until the new 2a, so I am now ready for a bit of a lie down. See ya later!