Oven Door? What for?

Well, to the vast majority of us, it would seem that the purpose of the oven door is to keep the heat in while we bake and hide whatever is burned on the bottom of our oven. However, to S1 it is a convenient fold down chair. This summer it has also become a stepping stool to reach cupboards and a fun springboard to bounce on when bored, at least until mom comes in to break up the fun. One night though, mom was out getting a break. Dad called to tell me that there was a surprise for me when I returned home. Knowing my family as I do I asked if it was a good or bad surprise. He countered with, "Well, maybe you can fix it." This did not bode well.

S1 had apparently been bouncing on the oven door when it "broke" and hit the ground. The other end was still attached to the hinges, however, it would not fold back up into the oven. Luckily all I had to do was unscrew the hinges and tweek them a little to the side for them to pop back into place. Then I screwed them back into place and slid the door back on. Now we actually keep the door off of the oven, laying against the side of the cupboards, to keep S1 from repeating this and risking injury - not to mention possibly making the door irrepairable! Great, now I have to keep my oven clean!!!!