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When I was a little girl I loved going to the swimming pool each and every day of the summer. My mom was a single mom and she had to work, and that meant we spent our days with our babysitter. Her teenage daughter took us to the local pool each day and I would love to be there. In fact, there would be days when you could not get me out of the pool. When it rained we could not go swimming and I would be very disappointed. This went on for quite a few summers until my mom no longer needed to work all the time and we could stay home with her. Though I was a great swimmer, I was always scared of the diving board.

The pool in our town was small, but our town was small too. Though it was not the biggest one around, it was always clean, and when thinking about size versus cleanliness, I always prefer that something is clean. There were two diving boards there and one large slide. The smaller diving board was only about four feet from the water and though it took me a while, I finally got the courage up to use it. When it came to the large diving board, well that was a different story entirely. I was only eight then and that board seemed to climb up into the sky.

It took me a long time to get the nerve up to climb up on the high diving board and though thinking back, it wasn’t even very big. I finally got up there one day and had to climb back down. I never really considered myself to be afraid of heights because I loved to climb high up in trees. The thought of hurling myself down from that height was unthinkable. I love to be up high, but when I was in a tree, I never dreamed of jumping down, even when water was involved. This was just something I knew I needed to do, so I tried again.

I finally go the nerve up to jump off that high diving board and though it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, it was not something that I ever did again. Even now when I am swimming I don’t really care for the high diving board. I guess there is just something scary about diving in head first from that height that I might never get over. Now that I am over 30, I don’t think there is anything that anyone can do to change my mind.

One of the nicest presents we received for our wedding shower was an electric ice cream maker. I never thought that I would really appreciate an item like this, especially since I’m not really interested in cooking very much. I’m also not crazy about making a big mess in the kitchen. But I am glad to report that the electric ice cream maker is the perfect gift for someone like me.

The reason that the present is ideal is two fold. First of all, I’m a big fan of ice cream in general. I love to try new flavors and recipes. The electric ice cream maker gives me the opportunity to try new and unusual ingredients in my recipes. I can also make up some new ideas on my own that usually come out pretty great.

Aside from being an ice cream fan, I am also a fan of modern amenities that make life easy. The electric ice cream maker is a real treat for someone who wants great results with little effort. The process is ridiculously simple and anyone can do it. I have an easier time running my electric ice cream maker than I do my toaster.

The ease of use is a great benefit for anyone who has kids. I threw a party for my niece that involved the kids participating in making their own frozen desserts for the occasion. The electric ice cream maker is so easy to use and it works so quickly that we were able to make enough for everyone by the end of the event.

I also like that clean up is pretty simple, but I’m not going to tell you that it is easy. You would expect an electric ice cream maker to create a headache of a mess to pick up but the machine doesn’t. But it isn’t perfectly simple, either. You do have a little bit of work ahead of you when you use the electric ice cream maker, but it’s not nearly as bad as you would expect.

Now that I am getting better at using the electric ice cream maker I’m ready to start collecting some of my original recipes for a book. Of course, I’ll only choose the ones that are really outstanding and there are plenty. Who would have thought that a simple item like an electric ice cream maker could turn a person like me into someone who loves to spend time in the kitchen?