oven

I warned you.  So now out of pure joy I have to show off my new oven.  Why is this such a big deal you ask?  Well I'll let the pictures do the explaining.

This was my oven (and microwave before).  The oven was just big enough to get a 9x13 pan in and the cookie sheet I have had to be slid into the slots on the sides.  It was an ok oven but didn't cook evenly.  The top would always be done WAY before the inside was so I had to watch it constantly and be strategic with the aluminum foil.  I have dreamed of buying a full sized oven since we moved here.  Of course it would have to be bought in the capital city and brought by bus.  That wasn't appealing to me.  Not to mention there were other house hold items that had to come first.

Until we found out that some friends were moving back to the States.  When she asked me if there was anything in particular I was interested in buying (please understand this is just the way here) and I immediately told her definitely her oven.  She said my name was on it!  So Thursday Stan went to pick it up--with a few other items--and Friday we spent the day reorganizing.  The doors and shelf had to come down and I had to find something or organize my pots and pans on but as you can see it worked out.

Oh and now the microwave (yes we got this from them as well, ours was bought from another family and was pretty old) has to live in the cabinets.  But it doesn't really bother me.

So before you think me completely cold hearted, yes I will really miss my friend.  That family was one that has been on this journey with us from the beginning, through the interviews, our time in Richmond and adjusting to living in a new country.  They have small children just like us so it was nice to have someone who understood exactly where we were at.  But this is just how it works around here.  In our short time here (two years this summer) we have seen many families move away.  We aren't numb to it but we are accepting of it as just a part of this life.