I found and ordered a small crock pot on eBay to replace the cracked ceramic bowl on my 40-year-old crockpot. I like to make oatmeal overnight and the 1 quart size is perfect for it, but I accidentally cracked the hot bowl when I put in cold oats (they came out of the freezer). My bad. These come up every so often (a couple a week, different models - I want the low-power one with the removable bowl) and I got one for about $20 the other day. I'll declutter the broken bowl when this arrives and keep my eye on eBay for anyone selling just the bowl since the old heating element and lid are still good. Then I'll have two sets of them, one for me and one for a friend who also likes to cook oatmeal overnight. :)

The work week is here, I'm packed up and ready to go with my bottle of turkey soup, a half a baked sweet potato, and an apple for lunch. I prefer a diet without all of the tempting sweets around so it is good that the holidays are over. I hope there aren't residual candy gifts on my desk when I get there this morning. If so I'll have to put them in one of the public areas where students pick up candy we leave there. They're always hungry!

SRS