ok, so after breaking the cardinal rule of installing a firmware update within 24 hours of showtime, my holiday controllers stopped responding.

the firmware was corrupted and only 3 of the 8 controllers wanted to talk to the network.

"Houston, we have a problem."

Unfortunately the only fix is an overnighted delivery that, as it works out, will not be recieved until later this week.

Needless to say, the animated home light show did not play the last 4 days of the holiday.

-ouch

in an attempt to salvage any dignity from the frequent inquiries of visitors, I deconstructed the display yesterday and decided to, as they say, "leave them wanting more"

I hope you had the chance to see the display during its run time, if not, next year will be better and the videos are still available on my blog.

as I prepare for the new year, reclaiming the front yard removes one thing from the TODO list.

Happy Holidays and New Year!

David Johnson