Sunday, August 17, 2008

A Few of My Favorite Things

Here are a few gadgets in honor of Konrad, who recently came to visit.

1. Dust Buster with swivel head:
Wow! This little baby does it all. It gets in the cracks of the high chair, it gets under the high chair, in corners, around trim...I've dusted cobwebs with it, cleaned out the minivan, and vacuumed thousands of cracker crumbs off the floor. My particular dust buster is sweeter than most because it has an extendable nose and that end has different angles you can position it in. Plus it is rechargeable.

2. KitchenAid Mixer: This hefty gadget doesn't need much selling. It does all my work for me. I throw in the ingredients and walk away to watch Seinfeld while it sits on the counter stirring, beating, and whipping.

3. Toaster Oven: I'm just continually amazed at how much cooler the toaster oven is than the toaster. I mean, it's going to take up space in your kitchen either way...but if you have a toaster oven you can also grill hot dogs, bake biscuits, or cook chicken breasts without heating up the whole house. And oversized and irregular-shaped bread fits!

4. Power doors on minivan: We almost went with the other model to save money and man o man would that have been a mistake. See, I have these two buttons on my keychain, right below the lock and unlock buttons, that will open either the left or right side door. I push it and the door slides open, just like magic. No need for me to pull the door open while struggling with Dominic, diaper bag, and groceries. Love my power doors. Think power garage door...but on a car.

2 comments:

  1. I am also a huge fan of the toaster oven. It carried me through the first year of apartment residence when the oh-so-helpful maintenance staff never ever ever {after repeated calls} showed to fix the gas oven.

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  2. The power doors on the minivan rock like the Grand Canyon! But with great power comes great responsibility. Today Annabelle was innocently playing with our van remote inside. When Vanessa went out to get something from the car she discovered that all of the doors were open!!!

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