Appliances

Yeah... here's the story.

I woke up early to get ready for another day at work... BLEH. And i simply did as i ALWAYS do... I got in the shower, did my hair, got dressed, did my makeup, poured myself a glass of orange juice, and put some tasty Pop-tarts into the toaster oven. I walked out of the kitchen and over to the mirror by the front door. I opened the door to see what the weather was like... i fixed my hair... i went back to the kitchen.

There was a fire.

I looked at our toaster oven and smoke was just billowing out of the sides of the glass door. I was shocked! So i quickly opened up the door to try and get the Pop-tarts out before it got worse... smart right? NO. As soon as the air hit the Pop-tarts they BURST INTO FLAMES! And im not really exagerating here. I mean, there were litteral FLAMES coming off of my poor, no longer very tasty, Pop-tarts. I kinda stood there for a minute thinking... "Now, what should i do? Let it burn out? No, the whole kitchen will catch on fire. Use the fire-extinguisher? I AM trained to do that... but no, i dont want to go through all the hassle.... I KNOW! I'll go get Kristin." So i go wake up my poor roommate saying, "Kristin? Um... my Pop-tarts are on fire. No really. Fire." So she got out of bed and we both stood in the kitchen thinking... "Now what." We ended up unplugging the fiery beast, closing the door and hoping the flames would suffocate and die out... they didnt. So we resorted to a cup of water being thrown on it... by now, the kitchen is filled with smoke and i am late for work. So, of course, we took some pictures. We eventually threw out that old toaster oven and our neighbor bought us a new toaster. Here is the proof that this story is not at all a lie... :)

Here is the toaster with the now, extra crispy Pop-tarts still inside...

This is me acting "scared" of the fiery pop-tart ruining toaster oven from the 70's!

And finally, we simply put the toaster oven outside for the day...
i kicked it everytime i walked by.

Oh, but now onto much happier tales of appliances.

We bought a new washing machine! I know, this sounds so silly to be so excited about. But it seriously is the best purchase of my life! The machine we were using previously was OLD and not so good at CLEANING. Plus... it would make loud noises, and rattle, and shake its way accross the floor and almost OUT of the laundry room. It was a joke. We even did about 3 million bleach washes when we first got it, in hopes of getting out the "Old water, mildew, and scum" smell... not so much. So this last weekend we bought a new washing machine, and they delivered it today! It's beautiful. And yes... i took pictures... just to share with YOU!

Jillian Elizabeth and Kristin Michelle would like to announce the birth of the newest member of their twisted family; Sydney Julia Rambaldi was born Saturday, May 24th, 2008. She was brought home today and is now finally here for us to enjoy!