Well, it was bound to happen. After 10 great years together...it's over. My trusty coffee maker has...sniff...died. (What? You thought I was talking about my marriage for a second...didn't you? NOpe...he's still hanging around :) I can not describe the sense of loss I feel this morning... I got that coffee pot at Big Lots my senior year of high school in anticipation of flying the coop. It went with me everywhere I moved , stuck with me through thick and thin, good and bad times and it has pumped out thousands of cups of coffee...maybe hundred's of cups. Together we've made it through many early mornings. She's been faithful.
I knew it was coming. Last week I went to turn her on and...nothing. After praying (Hey, don't laugh...God wants us to take everything to him...right?) I flicked the switch several times and she roared (sorta) up. As the week progressed, it took more and more flicking. Well, this morning I went to fire her up , like so many other mornings before, anticipating another cup of coffee with vanilla caramel creamer. Flick. Nothing. Flick, Flick. Nothing. "COME ON GIRL...Perk for momma one more time." Flick. NOthing. Smack. "Oh, sorry girl, didn't mean it. It won't happen again." Flick, Flick,Flick, Flick , Flick, AARRRHGGGGGH, Flick , FLick, flick, flick. Nothing. Nada. Lifeless. Well, now what? Guess I'll go old school. So, I took out my filter with my Dollar General Knock-off Arabica inside, tied it with a twist tie and dropped it in a pan of boiling water.
Being the sentimental tight wad that I am, I probably won't go out and buy another coffee pot anytime soon. Oh how I will miss her "perkiness" in the mornings...
My died too! A couple of weeks ago! How sad..I haven't had coffee since! I am sorry so to hear of your loss and well we should really tell our husbands to get us one for Mothers day..oh wait umm I usually don't ask for anything for Mothers Day(you know how it is money's tight!)..I am in the no coffee pot boat with you girl..paddling along..we'll make do!
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Joy
Oh my goodness I am stupid..look what I wrote *my died too* hahahahaha ;)
ReplyDeleteI meant mine died too!
HA HA HA, that was so very funny, I just love your humor della, I have a coffee pot and I never use it I would be more than willign to give it to ya but you better make it down here before Joy does!!! I don't liek coffee but I couldn't live without my dr pepper;) Very sweet post I needed that laugh! B
ReplyDeleteI will be totally unselfish and let Joy have it...she's been without one for so long, I can't imagine how she's survived this long! Thanks, though. Too bad they don't make a Dr. Pepper machine....hmmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteOh guess what I got for mothers day from my mother in law??? A coffee pot! Soooo..help yourself to b's but thanks for being so generous..I hope you had a wonderful mother's day!
ReplyDeleteIf this rain would quit we could all get together..lets pray for that I would love to get together again let the kids play and the grown ups chat..relaxing..and helps my mind!
Joy
I'd love to meet up again. You're so lucky to have a mind left...I envy that :)
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