the one where I almost burn down our house

so, last night while I was writing that very depressing post, I had flicked on my crock pot which had a jar of yogurt warming in it, with plans to write a post, switch laundry and then turn it off.  it needed to be on just long enough to get warm so it could stay warm all night.  I had the jar wrapped in towels, and then in the crock pot then the pot was wrapped in a big towel, and I had a thermometer stuck in next to the jar and sticking out enough for me to see through the lid, so I could semi regulate the temp.


well, I put in some diapers to do a rinse cycle then I sat down to write that post (talk about being fortuitous, you know, about how I fail!) anyway, I then went and started the diapers on a soak, and then went to bed.

about 3am my husband woke me up and said he smelled something...we ran to the kitchen to fine the crock pot bubbling away and smoking!  he took the outer towel off and the handles of the pot were melted! Bren took the lid off and smoke poured out so he put it back.  in the jar you could see the milk boiling!  we were afraid that the jar and or the crock would crack or even explode.  the jar was capped so that was really our biggest fear.  of course we turned the thing off and then I sat up to make sure nothing was on fire. 

after it seemed the disaster was averted, I went to bed.  this morning it is all cool so I took the towels out and they are burnt.  the milk in the jar has separated and the solids are brown! yuck!

I could learn a lesson, but in the vein of my last post, I am going to mope and just commit never to use an appliance again!