Turkey Storage -- Chapter Two

We had a busy day -- Alex had another ultrasound session this morning (fasting from midnight, etc) at 9:30. This one was more comprehensive and took over an hour. We didn't get to our favorite breakfast spot -- one starving husband and a moderately hungry wife -- until just about 11:10. Turns out breakfast is over at 11:00 and lunch doesn't start until 11:30. Alex had coffee and juice while we waited for regular service.

Fortified and ready for action, we finally headed for the appliance store just after 12:30. They had about 50 refrigerators to choose from -- mostly large, fancy, and stainless. We had our measurements ready -- under 34.5 inches wide and 69 inches tall. Many thanks to our neighbors, Henry and Carole Sepulveda, for the knowledge that we had to measure the height as well as the width. We had a choice between top freezer models (I didn't want that), one small side-by-side, a few bottom freezer (most were too tall), and a couple of French door models. The color I wanted -- bisque -- meant we would have to wait until Tuesday for delivery. If you are buying new appliances, according to our salesman, you should start "transitioning" to white, black, or stainless because everybody is phasing the beige colors out. Rats! Five years ago I very carefully picked out a color for the cabinets that perfectly matched my appliances. In the end we opted for a white French door model with lots of bells and whistles, at quite a bit more than I expected to spend. Had Alex not been with me I would probably have gotten something I wasn't crazy about, but that fit our budget. This is why we don't take our husbands shopping, ladies. We now own a refrigerator worthy of Rachel Ray, if not Martha Stewart. It will be delivered tomorrow.

As it turns out, the new fridge will certainly fit a turkey, and then some. The dishwasher is several years older than the fridge and we will expect to replace it and the range hood (that is only five years old) with white ones in the next year or so. The oven and range top are black and will stay that way. Hot things are a hot color?

I just hope we really like it and that it lasts more than six years. Now I have to start thinking about painting the kitchen cabinets -- or "transitioning" the surface. I'll post a picture of our new toy tomorrow.