WE HAVE HEAT!!!! YIPEEEEEEEEE!!!

Today I got our gas turned back on, the pilot light lit and WE HAVE HEAT! I am excited! We have not been cold by any means. The weather here has been mild - highs in the 50's and lows in the upper 30's and 40's. I have the sealed oil heater in the dining room for the birds, and it has done a lovely job of keeping the house quite comfortable. Colder weather will come of course and it is very comforting to know that when it goes down in the 20's, the furnace will kick on and send waves of warm air throughout the house. I usually keep the thermostat between 65 and 68 in the winter. Both Ryan and I enjoy sleeping in a cool room.

I left work and went home to meet the "gas man" and got all the way back to the office when Ryan calls me and tells me the power went off. "All over the house?" I said. "Yes" he said. So I called the electric company and they said they would send a man to the house to check it out so I get BACK in the car and go BACK home and on the way I called Ryan back and asked again if the power was off all over the house and he said "no, it's on in the living room". POOP! I called the electric company back and told them "never mind" and went on home, went into the basement and flipped the breaker back on - VOILA - power. I reminded Ryan again that if he used the microwave to turn the heater off.

So - it is almost 6 p.m. and I'm still at the office - it is dark. It has been cloudy all day. These are days that add to my depression - no sun is forecast until Sunday and that if "iffy". Rain is coming. Gloom, darkness, and rain - wonderful.

To all who stop by - thanks for visiting - come back again and...

Peace