I decided I would actually cook dinner yesterday since I figured there would be a revolt if I offered leftovers one more day. So I pulled out the ingredients to make a vegetable stir fry. (I'm trying to keep Moonbeam, my vegetarian save-the-Earth girl, happy.) I put the Wok on the burner, put some oil in it , turned on the heat and then decided that I would go look for some photos I wanted to add to my Facebook page. I was having a great time looking at old pictures and located the picture I was looking for. I came out of the bedroom to discover the house filled with smoke and Ralph opening all the windows. Did you know that hot oil really creates a lot smoke when neglected? Now, when I left the room, my husband was in the living room-which opens to the kitchen-, Moonbeam was on the computer-next to the kitchen- and the other 2 kids were upstairs in the game room-directly above and open to the kitchen. NO ONE noticed anything until the house filled with smoke? Seriously? We had get all the animals out (2 dogs, 4 cats, and 2 birds) and sit outside for about 20 minutes until the air cleared. My son's comment (this is the 23 year old who is still living at home) : "Yea, I smelled something burning but it smells like that a lot when you're cooking so I didn't think to say anything"
And he wonders why I keep showing him ads for apartments.
