tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63731266777552297872011-01-06T12:14:44.532-05:00Mom With ClassChaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729086994009883750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373126677755229787.post-61182823105073628912011-01-06T12:30:00.002-05:002011-01-06T12:14:44.545-05:002011-01-06T12:14:44.545-05:00Awake From A Two Year Coma<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So the repairman came and went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the barer of good and bad news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll get over the bad news first. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fuses my husband checked and found to be working were not for the oven, they were for the plugs on top of the oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The control panel for the oven (where there is the buttons to bake/broil/self clean) has power going into it but none coming out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically I need a whole new piece, and he is not sure if it’s an expensive piece… I await his call with a price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So still no oven, and another Shabbat dinner to cook, without the use of an oven (at least the stove top works)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And for the good news… 2 years ago, my kitchenaid mixer came to a stubborn halt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No gentle (or not so gentle) nudging could get it to work again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called Kitchenaid, only to be told that I over used, it was made to mix cakes and occasionally bread, not on a regular basis (um.. maybe they should have that written on the box, because I specifically bought it for bread making)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They told me they would take a look at it to see if its fixable for a cost of $150 + shipping + whatever the repairs actually cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided Kitchenaid was history in my book, and bought myself an Electrolux mixer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I love my Electrolux (which can knead large amounts of bread dough with ease), but do sometimes miss my Kitchenaid for Cakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The past 2 years the Kitchenaid has had it’s vacation under my sink, where it was all but forgotten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked the repairman, who came today, if he knew mixers at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He didn’t, but agreed to look at it anyways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took the machine apart and found the broken piece which he said I could get at any parts store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he put it back together my machine sprung back to life!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So now I have a Kitchenaid again, but no oven, so cant try it out yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(and it cost me only $40 for the service call, for both the oven and the mixer!) (checked online, and the replacement part cost $31)</span></div> <br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chanie</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6373126677755229787-6118282310507362891?l=momwithclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729086994009883750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373126677755229787.post-64182581607792458022011-01-06T11:05:00.000-05:002011-01-06T11:27:12.716-05:002011-01-06T11:27:12.716-05:00The Hunt For Cookies<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">They say you should find good in every situation. I'm actually benefiting from the lack of an oven, maybe I should cancel the repairman, who is scheduled to come this morning to look at it. My freezer is always full of baked goods, and my family is horrible with the FIFO concept (first in, first out). With the lack of an oven the past 2 weeks, finally my freezer is being emptied out. </div>This morning my kids scoured the freezer for something special to put in their lunch boxes. They found individually wrapped pirate cookies that I cannot put an exact date on.... but I'm sure it wont harm them in anyway.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chanie</span></em></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6373126677755229787-6418258160779245802?l=momwithclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729086994009883750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373126677755229787.post-57895927563445229972011-01-05T09:27:00.002-05:002011-01-05T09:32:39.794-05:002011-01-05T09:32:39.794-05:00Sweet DealsI love saving money (now who doesn't, as long as it doesn't take too much out of you) Before I left for Vegas, I found 2 pairs of dress boots I liked, in Winner's. One was $149 and the other $99, I liked the more expensive ones better, but not $50 more, so I bought the cheaper ones. In Arizona, last week, I found the more expensive ones for <strong>$59!</strong> I may have only lost money at the slot machines, but coming across those shoes made me feel like I came out a winner.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This past Monday, I decided to take advantage of the after Christmas sales and spent the day in Carrefour Laval. Wasn't the best shopping day ever, but I did get some deals. Shopped for the boys for t-shirts in Children's Place ($6) and Old Navy ($1.99!) and some socks at $1 each. My husband picked up a sweater, and some Clark's he had his eye on. I found another pair of boots for myself. Costed me $40, down from $165.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Till later,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chanie</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6373126677755229787-5789592756344522997?l=momwithclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729086994009883750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373126677755229787.post-8055759159373117532011-01-04T13:49:00.002-05:002011-01-04T17:14:25.272-05:002011-01-04T17:14:25.272-05:00Disaster Averted<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was hired to bake a cake for a Bat Mitzvah that was to take place last Thursday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bat Mitzvah girl sat with me for some time designing the cake to her specifications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wanted the cake to have a globe on it and 2 candles with the line “</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">מעט אור דוחה הרב</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">חושך” “A</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> little light dispels a lot of darkness”</span> Being that I was to be out of town till Wednesday (the day before the event)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I planned to bake the cake in advance of my vacation, freeze and take it out when I get back to decorate it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I baked the bottom tier but just as I was baking the top globe tier, my oven stopped working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(At the time I also had challah sitting on my counter waiting its turn in the oven)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called the mother of the girl and assured that I will figure something out, but I cannot promise what it will be.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I returned from vacation with a whole bunch of sketches but not quite sure what I’d do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night the Bat Mitzvah girl and her mom came over and with their help and understanding we created a new design sketch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank G-d, the cake came out to their satisfaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZQq1XEAyTok/TSNrMcRfXtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-b6AAFgKDZY/s1600/IMG114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZQq1XEAyTok/TSNrMcRfXtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-b6AAFgKDZY/s320/IMG114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chanie</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6373126677755229787-805575915937311753?l=momwithclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729086994009883750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373126677755229787.post-55775085182821338822011-01-04T13:40:00.001-05:002011-01-04T21:24:39.931-05:002011-01-04T21:24:39.931-05:00Welcome<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hi!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My name is Chanie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a SAHM with 3 young boys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My day is filled with house cleaning, cooking, errands, entertaining and of course baking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love to bake, but more than baking, I love the satisfaction on people’s faces after they eat a delicious dessert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also all about presentation, and putting those 2 together, I began my passion for decorating cakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now have a small home business/hobby selling custom cakes, cookies and cupcakes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My blog will be focused on my baking, cooking, and home decorating (come along as I attempt to fix-up my just purchased home), but I’m not going to limit it to just those topics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hope you’ll come by often to view my blog,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chanie</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6373126677755229787-5577508518282133882?l=momwithclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729086994009883750noreply@blogger.com0