Eeyore forever,
You will love your crockpot when you start using it. I have more crockpot cookbooks now than regular cookbooks. I received my first crockpot for Christmas about ten years ago (newlywed). Actually, the crockpot was for my husband because it had Dallas Cowboys all over it! Neither my husband's mother or mine ever used crockpots, so we were totally unfamiliar. Unfortunately, we let it sit in a cabinet for a few years and collect dust. When I went back to college full time after the kids were born, we pulled it out and began using it! OH the money we wasted on fast food and dinners out before we realized what a jewel it was! We even have brought ours along to WDW when we camped and were able to come back to a hot, home-cooked meal after being in the parks all day. If there are ever any other recipes you may want, just ask! (The Fix it and Forget It Cookbooks by Phyllis Pellman Good and Dawn J. Ranck are great!)