F is for Father's Day, and Fridges on the Fritz

Some days don't pan out like you want them too. And sometimes, it can really screw up your plans, like when the refrigerator stops working on Father's Day. My original plan for Father's Day was to let my husband sleep in and I would make pancakes for the kids and then we would finish up our Father's Day cards for him. We would celebrate that evening, by grilling steaks, vegetables, and corn on the cob outdoors and maybe have some ice cream for dessert.

F is for Fridges on the Fritz
Here's what really happened on Sunday morning: I came into the kitchen and made banana pancakes like I do most Sundays. I grabbed the eggs and the milk, not noticing anything was wrong. We happily ate our pancakes. Sometime afterwards, my two year-old opened the freezer (looking for a popsicle, no doubt) and to discover that they were all melted. Well with a two year old in the house who tries to help himself, my first thought was that the freezer didn't get closed properly the night before. I cleaned out the freezer, taking stock in what I could still salvage and what would have to be eaten within the week.

Among the defrosted was a roll of chocolate chip cookie dough, sheets of puff pastry, homemade apple pie filling, and whole cranberries left over from Thanksgiving. I baked off the cookies and decided to combine the apples and cranberries into a dessert. If I was going to be cleaning out the freezer, I might as well have a reward waiting for me when I finished!

Later in the day, I realized our refrigerator was no longer feeling cool, and things were probably going to have to move again. My husband confirmed my suspicions and got to finding a repairman. Since I now had a fridge full of food, I got to finding ways to make sure the food didn't go bad. My mom offered to let me take up space in their fridge for the perishables and loaned us a few coolers for the essentials. To thank her, I brought her a tray of cranberry-apple turnovers. 

F is for Father's Day

Because of the fridge debacle, we decided to celebrate Father's Day on Tuesday, after the refrigerator was repaired, cleaned out and restocked. I cooked the steak dinner we didn't have on Sunday, and he got his Father's Day cards to show him how much he is appreciated!

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