So Mom and I are obsessed with DI. I think the rest of family enjoys it too but we were a little crazy over Thanksgiving weekend. We spent and hour and a half at the American Fork DI on Saturday and got a bunch of fun stuff and stocking stuffers for our little cheap gift exchange at Christmas. Then on Monday we went to the Provo DI. We got started at 1pm. I thought we would maybe spend an hour there. Lo and behold Carly slept for 2.5 hours (this NEVER happens) and then she woke to be nursed. After I nursed her, after being at DI for about 3 hours a cart comes out and there was an old looking Kitchenaid. What?! So I said, "Mom go snatch that Kitchenaid" since I was holding Carly. She was a little too slow so I went over there and tried to get it. It was too heavy but some guy eventually helped me and then my mom took over and got it from him.
We tried it out. It did not work. Then a seasoned DIer came over and started fiddling with the plug and then it did work! Oooh! It was $35. So I took it home so delighted by the find! Mom cleaned it all up and we researched it online. It is a K45 vintage model. Basically the first of its kind. I'm betting its about 50 years old. Then after she cleaned it up I plugged it in and it did not work! What the heck! I was really sad. My dad then got to work on it all day and going back and forth to the The Mending Shed in town and they have lots of parts and accessories for it. During the cleaning process I have unscrewed the two things on the side to clean around the screws. Apparently that was a key reason for why it wasn't working. My dad replaced the plug because it seemed that the plug was faulty. And the Mending Shed guy said that the part I took out needed to be put in just the right way or else it would not turn on the machine. Wow. Who would have thought. So it works and I made cookie dough and I'm so thankful that my dad did all that work on the machine! I have a Kitchenaid! I'm so happy. I have been oogling over kitchenaids and bosch mixers for a while now and thought I could never afford one until later in my life!
So as I posted on Facebook before, this is my Christmas present from Perry. So yay! I now have two vintage appliances: The kitchenaid mixer and the juicer. But after researching kitchenaid they didn't miss a beat in the capabilities of the machine. They thought of everything from a grain grinder to an ice cream maker. I doubt I'll buy those attachments but if my juicer dies someday I will consider the attachments.
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| Voila! |
Plus I thought I would add some pictures of Grant at Vangogh to Playdoh this month.
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| In the nativity parade shaking bells and sporting the reindeer antlers. |
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| Painting a heart ornament |
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| Decorating a pretend cookie. |
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