I’m a survivor

I survived… well, WE survived, though my beau shouldn’t try to lift too many of my presents at the same time.

It’s still Christmas in this part of the world, so merry everything to all of you!

Joyeux No�l et joyeuses f�tes � tous! (Je n’arrive pas � trouver quelque chose de plus original ou plus profond � vous souhaiter. J’ai surv�cu � ce No�l, mais la fatigue se fait sentir.)

Bises and best to you all!

Hot and steamy day

-10:00am: First overnight guests arrive with their dog. Cat and dog meet. Friends, for now.
-Phone keeps ringing but the oven delivery people still haven’t called.
-1:30pm: Sister and nephews show up for a pre-Christmas visit as you are trying to wrap their presents.
-2:00pm: Get nervous and think the oven will never come.
-2:30pm: New oven arrives. The delivery guys leave it on the floor of the kitchen.
-Phone keeps ringing but the oven installation/technician still hasn’t called back.
-5:00pm: Technician calls. He’s on his way.
-5:30pm: Technician declares that you don’t have the proper « casing » to host the in-wall oven. A carpenter will be necessary. Technician says he won’t install the oven today because it might fall out of the hole and then you could sue him and that wouldn’t be nice, would it? While explaining all of this, technician keeps looking at my visiting brother, because surely the man of the house will understand all of this stuff better, right?
-5:45pm: Seriously consider testing the new oven by putting the head of the technician under the broiler.
-5:50pm: Technician finally comes up with a simple idea and manages to hook up and secure the oven.
-6:00pm: Technician charges you an arm and a leg and wishes you a happy holiday.
-6:05pm: Test the oven. Smoke up the entire kitchen. No panic. It’s normal.

Everything is normal. It’s just the holidays.