Something kept me up late Saturday night/ Sunday morning online... so I know exactly when the internet and power went out... A quick search on my cell phone indicated that the power company had shut down the power for a emergency repair and I was confident it would be up before I got up Sunday morning. Indeed the power was back, but our phone and internet was down.
We thought initially, it was the Verizon system back up battery... the replace battery light had been flashing for some time and an intermittent chirp could be heard coming from the box downstairs. A few years ago the battery had died, and we'd been able to find a new one at Radio Shack... who is now out of business. Verizon doesn't stock them in their local service centers, so our failure to replace that battery was out of ignorance of where to get one. But when push came to shove... a weekend without Netflix was at hand, and no internet or WiFi in the house pushed us to restrict the cell phone usage, a push to find a new battery fast finally yielded a engine search for replacement battery for Verizon Fios, at which point we learned Home Depot had them in stock.
Unfortunately, the new battery did not solve the problem. A long conversation with customer support resulted in the necessity for an appointment with a repair technician. We moaned thinking about how long that might take given the current strike. However, we didn't have to wait that long. A very courteous man arrived at our home Monday and replaced the entire power supply box (which was over 6 years old and predates our purchase of the home). That's all it took and we were back and running, yeah!
So it's the start of birthday season in our house. Tuesday and Wednesday were our double header. I've made two cakes in the last 48 hours. While trying to slowly mix my ingredients I realized that the mixer's low speed function was running at medium or high speed, and when turned into high, a clunking sound began. I bought our Kitchenaid mixer at a Walmart in Kentucky while stationed at Fort Knox... it was a BIG deal, and a major splurge. And we've used it a lot! Still, it's only 12 years old, I expected it to last closer to 20 years. Yet we've dreamed of replacing it with a larger model as our family size requires larger meals, and some of the recipes I've used make our kitchenaid look quite small.
Didn't I just get a new stove?... yeah I did. This evening I baked a turkey, but I feel it came out kind of dry, even though it "looked" beautiful.
If you have a larger kitchenaid and a big family, please share with me which one and why you would and wouldn't recommend it. We outgrew hand mixers a LONG time ago, which is what I grew up. I need something that needs dough and lots of it.
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