Uh-Oh! Santa?

After twentyish years--and having been a hand-me-down to start with--my crock pot knob finally broke this week.  I also cracked the lid when I set it right-side up on the glass-top stove and the heat sucked it so tight to the stove-top I had to pry it off.  I have glued the knob but the plastic has all but dissolved to try to keep it together.  I asked my mother in law for a new crock pot for Christmas--she needed a list, or at least an item or two--and I'd love one with a locking lid.  But then the knob broke and it is either cook with a pair of pliers nearby and saran-wrap over the crock or send it to DI and hold my breath for a new one.

(Not sure why it twisted sideways...maybe this is the compromise to keep adding photos?!)