Aftermath



Looking off towards the highway - is that West???

X-Mas was crazy - but it worked out ok amid the craziness. We saw everyone, got everywhere safely, got back home - and promptly ran out of heating oil - guess we WEREN'T good till this week when we were going to sign up for service. I'm more concerned about the pipes freezing then how freezing we all are, but with the fireplace going 24/7, and a space heater plugged in, the basement seems warm enough. We just plugged in the other heater up here too. So if we get through till tomorrow, and they fill up the tank before the pipes freeze, I'll be a happy homeowner.

E, my dad, and brother were all over, wiring over the top of the dog pen so we can keep Daphne in there closer to the house - she's due the 29th. My mom was headed over when her car broke, complete with pieces falling all over the road so I guess the rest of their afternoon will be dedicated to car repair. It looks like we have enough wood at least till we leave for the mall down the road - going to see "The Life Aquatic" and warm up - but we'll need more to get through the night (sleeping arrangements are all four of us, dogs included, on the futon in front of the fireplace, covered in four blankets.) I don't think either of us is ready to brave the cold, or the snow that's started, so I think E is arranging his lair in the basement for a while (the basement is as big as our living quarters upstairs - HUGE!) so it'll be random craft/record stuff now, and probably morph into bedrooms and a playroom once our kids are old enough to sleep on a separate floor...

Signing off - and hoping my seed catalogs come soon!!!!!!! -Shannon

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Posted: Sun - December 26, 2004 at 04:15 PM        

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