Or the mini-van.
I took Dan to Office Max and then Staples for a typical geeky gift for Father’s Day – a new office chair. He picked one out, I bought it, and then we headed home. The office chair was a breeze to stuff into the trunk (though un-wedging the double stroller prior to leaving wasn’t!). We headed home, and I looked online to see if Office Depot had the computer desk I’ve been wanting for a long time (one year, four months and nine days, to be exact). The good news: they did. The bad news: the cost of shipping was more than I wanted to pay. So I looked up the nearest Office Depot – 37 miles away – and headed out. “[private]…? Is that where the Amish live?” is what I was asked when I informed the sales guy that I would make the box fit in my car, since I had just driven forty-five minutes from [private].
Let me tell you, cars are not meant for hauling around boxes of furniture! Despite a spacious trunk and back seats that lay down, wrestling two very-snugly-installed carseats out of the back seat and stuffing them into the front seat (without obstructing my view of the sideview mirrors) was a job. But a few knuckle scrapes and a broken nail later, I did it, and the desk box slid right into my trunk and on into the back seat of my car.
Now I’m home, and making dinner – pancakes (only the made-from-scratch kind), sausage, bacon and hashbrowns (Dan requested the last two). I swear, I’ll never be a domestic goddess. I don’t know how you people make three and four and five course meals and manage to time things JUST. SO. I can never get every part of the meal done at the same time. Grr! What is your secret?
Too funny: after Dan put together his new desk chair, he gave me his old one, since it is in better condition than mine (angry cats + claws = shredded chair). I suggested that we FreeCycle his old one. Dan says, “No, just put the old one out on the front lawn. But don’t put a “free” sign on it. If you do, people won’t be interested. If there’s no sign, somebody will think they’re getting a great deal by stealing the chair, so they’ll take it and run.” True enough, the chair was gone by the time I got home from Office Depot!
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, on June 6 2007 at 8:37pm:
Hahahahahaha love it, true I mean why legally take something when you can steal it. =P
, on June 6 2007 at 8:56pm:
That’s hilarious, I’ve been doing the same thing with a lot of furniture I don’t want anymore. If there’s one thing you can trust about my neighbourhood, it’s that if you leave something outside at night it’ll be gone by morning.
, on June 6 2007 at 9:38pm:
so true about the stealing.
with the meal thing, I don’t know how I do it. I used to burn something or something would be too cold. After years of experience I can proclaim myself a domestic goddess!
, on June 6 2007 at 12:14am:
I can’t time meals for shit. I never get the food out on time. The only thing I can suggest is saving the thing that takes the least amount of time to cook for last.
Like, if I’m making breakfast, I’ll put the biscuits in the oven, then cook the hashbrowns and bacon, then fry (or scramble) the eggs. However, breakfast is the only meal that I can somewhat time.
, on June 6 2007 at 1:00am:
I’m not a very good cook so Bryan does most of the cooking. But, I’m learning. Haha. We sit stuff outside all of the time…it never gets stolen. Haha. Oh, I want to see pictures of the new desk once you have everything set up. :biggrin:
, on June 6 2007 at 2:13am:
I’m not sure how or why, but we’re pretty good at timing meals. It’s a little harder if you have more than one or two items going on in the oven or on the stove, but it’s doable. You just have to imagine when each thing will be done, and how it best fits into the cook time.
You just have to get used to it, I guess. haha And you can always keep things warm in the oven at a low temperature, if need be. That comes in handy for holiday meals.
, on June 6 2007 at 7:24am:
When I cook some things are done way before some of the other stuff. So even I try my best we usually end up eating one by one.
, on June 6 2007 at 8:11am:
We just got an SUV. It’s good for everything you were having problems with with the box. GO TRADE YOUR CAR NOW!! xD
, on June 6 2007 at 8:54am:
We joined the van brigade begrudgingly- now we love driving it- SO much room!
Once you get an idea of how long each thing takes to make, you can “estimate” when the other things will be done & then time accordingly. This took me years to get when I first moved out on my own (I was a nanny & had to cook for many until a few months before meeting my hubs).
, on June 6 2007 at 12:06pm:
I got my SUV back in September and I swear I’ll never, ever go back to driving a car. Not even if gas is $10 a gallon. I feel very unsafe in cars now, being so close to the ground, haha. It’s also extremely useful for bringing home Christmas trees and those 50lb bales of pine shavings for the chinchillas.
People drive through our neighborhood and pick through the trash every single week. Multiple people. There’s even a couple of guys that come around in a pick up truck during the day to do it. I guess you can find some good stuff in there.
, on June 6 2007 at 3:17pm:
I don’t think trucks are made for hauling much either…. I HATE hauling stuff in my truck… loathe it! 
, on June 6 2007 at 5:15pm:
same thing here with the free sign thing, if you put a free sign up, it will just sit there for weeks. leave it off, someone will think their stealing something. It’s very odd.
Yeah cars really aren’t meant for moving things, but my family hasn’t had a car, since my brother and I were young and I don’t drive.
, on June 6 2007 at 8:10pm:
LMAO! I’m going to try that, no signs! Agh cars are so not for moving. We had to move in a car in November, we made it work…We may have to do it again since stupid UHAUL requires you to be 21 to rent a trailor. 
Start on the bacon and sausage while mixing the pancake mix. When the meats almost done, start on the pancakes and pop the hash browns in the oven. :yummy:
, on June 6 2007 at 9:49pm:
Wow. That’s hilarious. 
As for preparing meals with several parts…I have the same problem. I end up putting the things that are done on the plates or in serving containers and either putting them in the oven to stay warm, or, if the oven is in use, microwaving them for about 30 seconds or so before adding the just finished pieces to the mix.
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Hahahaha, true, stealing it is a much better deal. I’m glad you got the desk to fit, bleh. Sounds like an awesome Father’s Day! :biggrin: