First fire

Here is a picture of the very first fire in our fireplace.  It only took us 7 years to do it!  Grandpa got some gas logs.  No heat so far since it has a bad smell at first when you burn it, so the flue must be opened at all times.  All the heat is going straight up.  Well, maybe not all of it...Every time he closes the flue, the smoke alarms begin screeching.  Now, what am I going to do with my PRETTY logs we took out?  We're old friends--since 1988!