Christmas Day

Well, we planned to wake up early to join our Kentucky grandchildren for gift exchange. So, yesterday, my son made sure our technology worked. Everything was checked out and tested. Time was agreed to be 8:00 AM in Kentucky and 6:00 AM in Arizona.

We are having guests join us for turkey this afternoon, so we planned to put the bird in early. Linda had never used to the program on the oven, so she carefully set the buttons.

All is set for a long winter's rest.

Well, the timer on the oven did work. At 5:30 AM the oven must have started. Linda was still sound asleep. Jim was dozing. First the phone rang, about 5:40 AM. Yep, the kids couldn't wait much more. Next, every smoke alarm in the house went off. Of course, it was the oven getting hot. I guess it is the first time it has been used since March or April. Next, the neighbors dogs are barking because our smoke detectors are still alaming. Next, the neighbor's light comes on (Oh what a way to start Christmas Day). Fortunately, no one jumped the gun and called the fire department. Whew! We try to find the fan button on the kitchen fan and eventually found it is one of the 50 buttons on the microvave. Next, we tried to turnt he furnace fan on to stir the air, but you know.... We have a programmable thermostat and you almost have to get the software manual out to change things. Actually, we did get the furnace fan turned on and the smoke detectors quit.

We were pretty alert by now and really enjoyed (virtually) being with the grandkids as they opened gifts.

So the rest of the day....

Coffee at our neighbor's house. They open their garage and house. Serve coffee and people bring things to share. It is as much of a brunch as you want.
More Later....

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