Last night we had a visit from the xcel energy guy. The night before we had started smelling a strange gas smell. It was strange because it didn’t smell like regular gas but more like butane. Especially when I was cooking. The xcel guy determined that our stove had a couple substantial gas leaks and he shut it off and issued us a red tag. So now I need a new stove. Which is good and bad.

Good because the old one was falling apart anyway. The handle had completely busted off, the oven door wouldn’t seal properly and one of the burners would rarely light. Bad because Eden’s birthday is next week and we just ordered her a somewhat expensive present. And I’m not going to run out and buy the very first stove I see; I need to become acquainted with one first and decide that I will like it before I make a purchase. So I have to figure out how to cook dinner with a microwave and a grill for the next few days. (What is it with all these electric stoves anyway? Lowes had rows and rows of electric stoves and 5 gas stoves to choose from. All I know is I’d rather not have a stove than go back to using an electric!)