Old Pickup Trucks, Friends and Pots and Pans....

Old Pickup Trucks, Friends and Pots and Pans....

(this is a post from my myspace blog from Feb of 2008)

...The other day, I think it was last Wednesday or so, I went into the kitchen to make a pumpkin pie. I haven't had one in two or so years (yes, I do a LOT of cooking) and rolled my pie crust out. In the process, there are lots of little pieces left. Most people will throw these in the trash. Not at my house you better not. The wife requires me to cut them into cookie sized pieces, smear margarine on them heavily, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on them and bake them. She loves them, there's little waste and everyone's happy.

On this particular day, I used one of our OLD cookie sheets. This cookie sheet is one that barely fits in the oven, it is so long. It is also slightly bent, dinged and has a few rusty spots in it, as well as some unidentified (You almost had a typo there to correct Deb) burned places on the surface. It matters not to me, because I aways cover it in aluminum foil and use it anyway. The wife told me when I was done, to throw it away. I of course, was in a hurry, so when I was done, I set it on the cabinet.

Now, FFW to Friday morning. I am driving home and blew the engine on the wife's Oldsmobubble. I had wanted to trade it last spring, but nothing doing, she had to keep it because she "liked it". I had it towed home that afternoon and then we talked about what we should do. She of course, made a huge mistake by wanting me to trade in Old Blue. Old Blue, in case you folks didn't know, is a 1994 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup with a 191,000 miles on it, a bent hood and slipping transmission. Old Blue and I have been through hell and back. We've been all over the 4 state area, slid into ditches, gotten stuck in mud and ice and I've even slept in it a few times. I of course refused because, well, it's an old friend. She didn't understand thinking like that. Saturday we went to town and made a deal for a 2005 Chevy SUV for her and brought it home. She seems happy (except for the car payment) and we now have two forms of transportation again.

FFW again (my life is in FFW) to today. I woke at 2, couldn't sleep and decided to do some baking. I rolled out my pie crust, took the leftover crust and opened the cabinet. There it was. All washed and shiny (well, except for the bent part and the rust areas and the burned on whatever from whenever). I smiled, thinking that that is a woman's version of Old Blue. I'm sure most women have these old pots and pans that you could't give to Good Will and you wouldn't part with them for all the money in China. Now you understand.....

....That is all.....