Steven Did It

My dear husband, seeing me toil and sweat in the heat of the kitchen, went out Saturday and bought an a/c for the kitchen. It is heaven to work in the kitchen now. It is so nice and cool even with the stove and ovens on. It is so nice that this is what I put up this weekend - 3 quarts cherries in heavy syrup 2 pints blueberries in heavy syrup 3 1/2 pints blueberry jam 1 pint strawberry jam 4 1/2 pints Strawberry jam 8 quarts creamed corn 2 quarts green beans 3 quarts yellow squash 6 quart fresh baby spinach 1/2 bushel peaches I have really been blessed the past month in a huge way. We replaced the old washer and dryer that was left in the house with the Bosch Nexxt Premium series "laundry system". I love this washer and dryer. It uses half the water and detergent plus I swear the clothes are cleaner than ever. The only thing about it that I hate is the buzzer on the drier. You can't turn it off completely and the lint trap causes it to shut off and then beep until I go empty the trap. I would prefer it just run the cycle and let me empty it at the next load. Sometimes it is not even full when it buzzes and shuts the drier down. Other than that I love everything about these machines. They even have a less wrinkle/reduce ironing setting. This is great! I have tested it. I won't have to iron every single one of Steven's shirt this fall and winter! Yayyyyy!!! We also replaced the stove that was part and parcel of the house. It was an aweful thing and ugly. Nothing regulated, everything in the oven burned if you didn't watch it like a hawk. Sometime the eyes might come on and sometimes not. Sometimes they even came on and went full blaze high and would not turn down. I did not get the gas stove I wanted initially. I instead chose an electric stove with ceramic eyes. Simply because we needed a stove and I am not ready to have half the kitchen ripped out just for the sake of a gas stove. I don't have time to be out of commission in the kitchen. Even though it is not my first choice in a stove I am really getting to like it. All of the eyes work as a large and small eye. The double ovens are convection -which I love. The lower oven also doubles as a warming drawer. I am really glad I was put in a place where I needed to decide and not lollygag over a model. I like this stove it just takes some getting used to. One day in the future I will get the gas stove that I want. For now I have this stove. For the record: in order to have a gas stove in this house we will have to have the gas company bring out a tank, run gas lines and drill through the hardwood floors of the kitchen. I am not ready for the mess or the expense right now. It makes me sweat just thinking about it. We also have replaced our microwave. I chose this one. It is not installed yet. The electrician has to put in some wiring and outlets first. That will take place this week. The end is in sight!! The plumber is here to see if he can straighten out our mess of pipes and to fix the leaky copper and iron pipes. I have to go but I'll be back later.