I know some people have sadder things to deal with, but I am very angry and frustrated because my oven--my expensive Thermador oven---cannot be repaired or replaced. Apparently Thermador no longer makes parts for their products that are more than 5 years old. We moved into our house 6 1/2 years ago. If we had a cheap oven, we could easily get it repaired. This oven was not cheap. It has a fancy electronic panel that appears to be shorted out. The repairman can send it to be fixed, but we will have to pay whether it can be fixed or not. And we don't know how long it will take. Or how much it would cost. And the stovetop cannot be used while it is gone. All this right before Christmas and the big engagement party we are hosting on the 26th. This is putting a serious dent in my joyous anticipation of the holidays and the visitors who would be coming. Ray and my father suggest getting a crappy oven and sticking it in there. Jeez! I am not very much into appearances, but the kitchen is open to the whole house. It would really ruin it. I don't even think it would be that easy to do. And it wouldn't be vented, probably a violation of the building code. There are two other parts that have to be replaced. The element itself they have found and can install. The switch they are still looking for. The dealer told me of another person with a similar situation. She has an $8000 Pro model that can no longer broil. They are not carrying Thermador anymore because of these issues with repairing them. Even supposing I can get it all as good as new, what's to keep it from breaking again? So I considered biting the bullet and buying a new one. The closest model, she tells me, is a Jenn-Air, $2400. But it wouldn't exactly fit in the same spot. And my counter is granite. And it would need a different size pipe--all told, it might cost $5000 to replace it! OMG. Is there no way out of this mess?

Other than that, I had a nice lunch with Ray. We came home and I made turkey salad for potluck and a second batch for my parents' dinner. It was very good. I really enjoyed singing (and having Ray in choir) and it made me feel a little better. I think I am going to order a toaster oven and a hot plate.