We visited my parents for Thanksgiving, and even though she was over 80, Mother was determined to put on a traditional dinner.

After having spent the day preparing all the food, Mother was getting ready for bed, and we noticed she had set her alarm clock to go off at 4 a.m. She explained that she had to turn the oven on to cook the turkey. We knew her oven had a timer and asked her if she knew how to use it.

"Of course," she told us, "but I've been getting up for over 60 Thanksgivings to turn the oven on, and it just wouldn't be the same to have the stove do it for me!"

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