Day the Eighth

Things happen in threes, so I'm told. Three strikes, three outs, three wishes, third time's a charm ... you get the idea. At my house things are falling apart in threes. First, there was Radagast. Second, the microwave nearly caught fire! Third, the fan in the wood stove is not putting out much heat. Well crap, there's a Fourth - our regular Black & Decker thermal carafe coffeepot that has worked well for 19 years has lost a tiny little part for the filter basket and now makes Lousy Coffee! We're accustomed to the French Press, and use 50/50 milk + strong coffee, so it only works well in tandem with the microwave, and now our back-up doesn't work either!

The cherry on top of this Sundae is the fact that I could not get my ass moving yesterday to return two library books which are now overdue. I just could not get moving; the process was onerous. I don't know if it was sleep related, or MS related. And now I have a library fine to pay! Outrageous!

But, DH has been taking the replacement of the microwave very seriously. He has spent hours researching them on the internet. I told him to just do the best he could with about $100. Seems like a no brainer to me. He found one that would ship from NYC, then realized it was only 800 watts and too small for a casserole dish. We want one that has at least 1100 watts, and is 1.3 cf or so. He also wants one with a sensor, like we have now, but the one we have now goes for $130 at Sears. Eight years ago we got it for $89, because it was a loaner. I say, just go up to Home Depot and see what they have in, then go to Sears, then make a choice. Voila. Problem solved. But no, we have to research this to death. If we get the coffee issue settled, life will approach normal. Without good coffee in the morning it's hard to cope with anything.
Good night, TTYL and Be Well