I want to give this one a bump. I'm waiting for the stew meat to be ready and then OldMack said I can add the vegetables, cut up the potatoes and put them in cold water so they'll keep, and then we'll finish it together. Yeah right!!! I did the shopping, I cut up the vegetables, he browned the meat, I put it all in the crock pot, I set the timer, I'll cut the potatoes, and wait till he wakes up from a nap to eat. How soon they forget. But to the point, I'm enjoying every minute of every day even though I sound like I'm complaining, I'm really not.