My sister cracks me up! Read what she had to say . . .

[bertha katzenengel]

. . . in thanks for her birthday gift: a new set of very nice pots & pans:

"i am thrilled with them. thrilled, i tell you. if i wasn't so wiped out, i woulda cooked all night! as it was, i didn't even unpack them beyond the first pan and lid or two, but they are beautiful. gorgeous. magical. i think i heard a choir of angels as the box was opened. i've explained to the kids what kind of cookware we need, and the first thing they did was check the bottoms and when they saw the amazing beauty there, they fell to their knees and wept with joy. the boy was stroking the amazingly smooth inside of one pot in a loving trance. as i was getting ready for work this morning, i thought it was strange that the sun was so bright at 4am. i was drawn to the light coming from the living room, and as i drew near, i realized that the warm, heavenly glow was actually pouring from that miraculous box near the front door. you must understand that my life will never be the same... i am a changed woman."

:rofl:

choir of angels

:rofl:

[chemenger]

1. I take it your sister is prone to :sarcasm:

;)

[GOPisEvil]

2. That is a woman with a fine sense of hyperbole!

:applause::rofl:

What kind of pots and pans were they? I'm in the market...

[bertha katzenengel]

3. Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless

from cooking.com

My sister has an electric stove. Couldn't be helped. She finds it impossible to regulate cooking temps, so she needed heavy-bottomed pans or something.... I don't know how it works but she got exactly what she needed. :7

Isn't she a hoot?!

[AllegroRondo]

4. Excellent choice!

the pans have an extra thick bottom that holds in the heat, so you dont have to worry about the electric stove turning on and off.

[ET Awful]

6. I've looked at those, the Emerilware stainless ones, and the Costco

brand "Kirkland" stainless. I think I'm going to end up getting the Costco ones (very highly rated by Consumer Reports).

[GOPisEvil]

8. Ohhh...those sound nice.

I am considering the Costco brand as well, since they are a good value, but Cuisinart is nice stuff.

[ET Awful]

5. Your sister and I would get along well :) I rhapsodized in a like manner

about my kitchen knives when I bought them :P I still stare at them and drool occasionally.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. That is a riot.

What a hoot.

[bertha katzenengel]

11. M -

:hi:

[bif]

9. Funny. My question is...

Is she a good cook? And did you buy them for her?

[bertha katzenengel]

10. she is an excellent cook, and

yes, Mrs. V. and I sent them. :)

[bif]

15. How cool.

I wish I had relatives like you!

[bertha katzenengel]

17. blood is thinner than friendship

we pick our family. :pals:

[lizziegrace]

12. You really should put a warning in the subject

:spray:

There's coffee all over my monitor. :)

She's a hoot!

[Spirochete]

13. Your sister is funny!

I take it she did like the pans? hehe

[graywarrior]

14. I think your sister is my sister.

Does she live in Nova Scotia?

[bertha katzenengel]

18. no, but she detests the heat . . .

you never know about family trees. :hi:

[khashka]

16. That's hysterical!

Your sister has a fine sense of humour!

Khash.

[Ptah]

19. I love your sister, too Bertha.

That is a wonderful tribute to your thoughfulness.

:hug: