The old Sharp microwave gave up the ghost the other night so Nina and I went microwave shopping this morning. After looking over the selection several times, Nina finally decided on this Whirlpool model. Home it came and the installation process started.

I only had to go buy one new tool. That in and of itself is a bit of a miracle! Getting the old microwave out of the cabinetry wasn’t difficult. I called the county landfill and (1) they were open, (2) I could bring it right up, and (3) there would be no charge. Some kind of special Saturday deal. So, to the landfill it went! After that we went shopping and I brought the new machine home. It didn’t use the same mounting scheme as the Sharp did, so all of that had to come out. In the process of trying to figure out where the studs were, I dropped a pretty good screwdriver down the wall. My Christmas-gifted Harbor Freight card will come in handy replacing that tool. Eventually, after making a trip to Ace Hardware (and finding they’ve completely reorganized the store, so I had to go searching to find the tools) to get a 3/4″ ceramic tile drill bit, I got the new mounting hardware installed.

It only took us five tries … Nina and me … to lift the new microwave into place and get it to line up with the bolt holes. But, it’s now installed and works great.

AND

For the first time in several years, there’s now a light over the stove. In celebration, Nina is leaving the over-the-stove light on all night tonight. “Just because I can”, she said.

Next is a new refrigerator. That will be a much easier install, I’m sure of it!

Tonight was the Saturday Evening session of our Stake Conference. I played the organ and my feet as well as the organ behaved. The organ in the Stake Center is a rather old eight-rank pipe organ and can be very recalcitrant. Further, the foot pedals are spaced much closer together (the keys on the keyboard are as well) than most modern organs, meaning I have to look at my feet pretty often when I play that organ. In any regard, no sour notes from the organ spoiled the meeting … which otherwise was a delightful, inspiring meeting.

Ta ta for now!