November 23, 2012

• Oven didn't work on Thanksgiving day?!?!

  Here we all already running late on Thanksgiving morning. We woke up late.... Although last night's dinner was wonderful!

  We're rushing to the store for a couple last minute items. Just a few things to make sure everything will end up perfect.  We're in and out as fast as we could. We get home and start the prepping. I'm thinking even sleeping in until * was not enough but should have woken up early. The turkey is ready for the oven and it was nearly 12 and we're already starting to delay the anticipation of when the dinner will be ready. 

  I had just cleaned the oven and we're ready. I turn it on. And Johnson puts in the turkey... 

   

  It was cold and hadn't heated up. 

  I try and remember how the gas people turned it on and we try but it wasn't working. I call my dad and he said he'd be home in 30... gosh another 30 mins of delay. My dad comes home and everything he does is fruitless. 

  I stat panicking most of the stuff needs to go on the oven and it's not working. I had just used it a few days ago and it was fine. 

   

  Thankfully my sister and law wasn't in her home and she allowed us to use her oven while she was at her mother's. I had to send my brother to get the key. We finished prepping as he comes. We go to her place and didn't get the turkey in until like 2:20. That definitely meant dinner would not be ready at 5pm like we thought at first. 

  long story short... lol 

   

  turkey finished at like 8pm we had a ham also... left it in the oven took all the food home. We at dinner and headed back like around 10ish to get the ham. We were all stuffed  and we didn't get to touch dessert either. So much work, so much food. 

  I also thought more family was going to show up but sadly no one did. So much food for nothing but it was good though. Love it very much. It was the first time I had ever had a turkey dinner with all the works at my home. 

  I guess all it work it. Full stomachs mean happy people, I suppose. Right?! That's what we were told when we were little. I don't know if that's the truth anymore. But, that was a small mild stone in the road. A challenge we weren't expecting to deal with. But all in all it all worked out. 

   

  Hope you all had a wonderful day filled with joy and family. We all gave thanks and I'm glad we did. It was a nice evening. We all slept like babies. 

   

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