What is Christmas without drama? Why, it is like Easter without chocolate. So far, the furnace conked out for the morning dipping the temperatures inside the house to an invigorating 13 degrees Celsius. Admittedly it could have been worse since the temperature outside was around -18. We spent the morning wearing toques, long johns and hoodies with the hoods up. That was just enough to keep the worst of the chill off.
Then, after running down to Canadian Tire twice to get a new burner for the oven and hookups for it, the thermostat seems to have gone on the oven. This just happens to be the same oven the we were going to cook the 24 lb turkey thawing in the washbasin downstairs in tomorrow. Of course we did not come to this conclusion until every store that may have carried a replacement part for the oven was closed. All of the appliance repair stores seem to be closed for the next four days. Meanwhile, Jen can't seem to find info on our stove and has become convinced that we will need to purchase a new oven because it is too old to be fixed. I do not subscribe to this theory, but I have to live with one who does. And this is all just on Christmas Eve. I shudder to think what Christmas day will bring. If I believed in God, I'd be praying for strength.
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