Last night, I was boiling noodles for dinner when I realized I hadn’t set the timer. I *need* to set the timer when I boil noodles. My husband can throw noodles in a pot of boiling water and check on them after a bit, but I have an overwhelming need to set the timer.
I can’t not set the timer.
It’s just the way I am.
When I realized that I’d forgotten to set the timer, I let out a purposely dramatic yell. “Oh no, Claire! We’re cookin’ by the seat of our pants tonight!” I said with a laugh.
“Oh no!” she said. “That’s a bad idea! It could start a fire!” she exclaimed with a tone matching my own. “And, we could burn our buns!”
Had I been baking buns, rather than boiling noodles, her statement would have been even funnier.


did you teach her how to throw them at the wall?
BWHAHAHAHA! I’m right there with ye. I set the timer for EVERYTHING. It borders on paranoia but I’ll tell you what: I haven’t burned anything for years.