New Stove

Yesterday I talked about our blessings and how these huge blessings happen to us almost daily. When we moved into this rent house, there were a lot of things that needed updated. However, we were told we needed to leave the house in it's original condition. We'd have two weeks to turn in a list of things that needed repaired and anything that breaks down after that was on our dime if it is less than $100 to fix. We are coming up on that deadline.

There wasn't a lot that was broken aside from cosmetic things and I wasn't sure we could fix those because they are cosmetic and not a serious malfunction.

Then, the first time we tried using the oven, our house filled with smoke. Thankfully nothing caught fire, but it could have. We pulled out the metal bottom of the stove and there is a pan riveted underneath. A lot of thick black goo started pouring out of it so we thought maybe it was a lot of grease that had somehow got into it. However, with it being riveted on there, we couldn't take it off to clean it. So we called maintenance and they came to haul it away to dissect it. He comes back to show us what the problem was. Apparently in that pan, there is insulation material that helps the oven distribute the heat evenly. The pan had somehow cracked and it was melting all the insulation (practically catching it on fire). He said he'd try to find a replacement part and get back to us in a couple of days. That part has been a little annoying because most of our groceries we purchased for the week were things that needed to be cooked in the oven. lol

Today he came over with a new stove. He said the old stove was so old there were no replacement parts. So now we have a new stove and I love it. I love that this one has a timer and a clock. The only clock we have in the house is on the computer or my cell phone. And now we have that one to rely on (plus the timer is an awesome bonus because I often lose track of time when cooking).

We also started asking about other things we've seen that need updated but weren't terrible to live without. Our dishwasher was broken and leaked all over. They are fixing that. We showed him today the siding that is rotting away on the side of the house and the wood under the girls' bedroom window that was broken. They're going to be fixing that for us too and we'll be able to repaint the outside of the house when the weather warms up. The interior can be repainted by us anytime and they're going to supply the paint. By the time we're done, it'll be like a new house! lol

Now... if I could just do something about the tacky wallpaper in the dining room......

Thank you for these blessings, God!