somewhere on that tractor there will be a I.D. plate with the full technical model number and serial number (usually located in the cavity under the tilting seat). Get that info, pst back and we may be able to help.

I cook at least once every day. This is usually dinner, but in the summer I like a bigger lunch and light dinner. My youngest, who just turned 7, is totally against this! He has definite opinions about what is proper lunch or dinner food (rolling eyes!) We'll eat out or order something about once a month. Usually when I've had enough! Breakfast during the week is cereal, but I will cook something on the weekends during the school year. Usually scrambled eggs with biscuits, toast or bagels. Sometimes biscuits and gravy when I need them to stay filled up that day. I don't eat breakfast, just not ready to eat until around noon. Summertime is nice because I'll do the "breakfast" for lunch if we're all at home. I make the kids' lunches for school and DH will help with that since he has week days off from work. Sandwiches, fruit, snack food but occasionally I'll make calzones or send leftovers that are easy to pack. I cook something quick for myself or heat up leftovers. Dinner is the production. I admit, I get tired of it. Lately I've enjoyed myself because I've indulged in some new equipment, new cookbooks, or found something at the library for inspiration. I've been using Ina Garten's recipes here and there and have found them to be fairly simple yet so delicious! I'm reading one by Marcella Hazan and we've enjoyed some simple sauces. The Gorgonzola Sauce is to die for! I've found that kitchen equipment that helps me, rather than having to work around the negatives, which really ups my enjoyment factor. I'm an appliance junkie, though! My oven is fantastic and I have a new induction cooktop that keeps my kitchen MUCH cooler and is incredibly responsive. My Breville toaster oven is used constantly for smaller portions and it also helps keep things cooler. I'm experimenting with my pressure cooker and am thrilled with it's economy as well as the food it produces. Finally, my mixer is a godsend. Food I've prepared this week. Bake sandwich bread for kids' lunches. They like Japanese milk bread and I do two loaves for the week. I'm hoping to lead them to more whole grains, but it's slow going! Short ribs and mashed potatoes using pressure cooker. Peanutty Noodles for DH's birthday dinner. Cheesecake was his dessert choice, made in pressure cooker. A quick blueberry topping for it. Youngest's birthday was easy! Hot dogs and french fries. DH took care of the hot dogs on the grill while he made himself a steak. The child did require me to make cookies for his class, so the day before I made chocolate chip and peanut butter for his birthday dessert. Roasted chicken with root veggies cooked along with it. One day we ordered pizza, which was lunch the next day. We had left overs of chicken/veg and peanutty noodles last night, yay! I frequent the cooking forum, too. Looking for ideas, inspiration when I feel negative about cooking, and they are so nice. I'm looking forward to the day when cooking is a choice, instead of a duty. It makes all the difference for me! I love good food, so I cook. I like knowing what's in there, so I prepare a lot of homemade items. It's also more economical with 3 growing kids! Luckily, they eat a wide variety of foods. KSWL, I also do NOT enjoy grocery shopping.

Hello, I have the same issue with letters and numbers fading away around the knobs on my LG electrical range that is over a year old. I had to print the image of the panel from the internet and post it above my range so that I know which way to turn my dials. This is outrageous! Prior to buying this range, we had to dispose of another range that was only 4 years old because the panel plastic was peeling off, and it would have cost us over $400 to replace the panel. Unfortunately LG does not stand behind their products and does not offer any solutions to correct manufacturing defects, their products have become of very poor quality unless you pay for the top of the line appliances… Does anyone have a solution as to how to fix the problem with disappearing letters and numbers? I would greatly appreciate it!

Well, the broken butcher block may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. In our center island, we are doing a piece of quartz 80% of the way and a butcher block top the other 20%. They are supposed to butt up against each other to form a single surface. That means the adjacent side of the quartz cannot have an edge on it. That was well communicated before templating and at templating but they put an edge anyways. That means the quartz and butcher block would not come together properly. We based the length of the quartz on a standard width butcherblock countertop, 25". By reducing the size of the quartz part, the butcher block top would now not be wide enough. I gave the quartz company two options. Redo the whole slab at the correct length or pay the difference between a standard butcher block size and a custom one. They decided on option 3 and will be having a custom block made themselves. Now I get to return my butcher block and get a new one for free. A lengthier process, but financially a better outcome.