Our furnace is now fixed and our old homestead is nice and toasty. This house is really unique and we've spent hours just getting to know it. For instance, we have a full basement, with 7-foot ceilings, but with pipes and ductwork running throughout. I've spent a good portion of time cleaning the basement, only to set up lots of breathable shelves and stacking what we can't unpack in the basement, where the boxes and buckets will be safe from mold, mildew and the occassional critter.

The furnace worked for about 6 weeks. We only ran the A/C, but began hearing a clicking sound (relay). We had the furnace checked out and sure enough, we had to have a circuit board replaced. Last night, we set the heat for a crisp 74, and once the house was heated up, it kept for most of the night. Which is a good thing, because it drops into the low 40s at night and gets up to 68-70 during the day.

Becca is recuperating from an early bout of sinusitis. I guess as the weather starts to change for the colder, we're going to see more of that. I had to stay home yesterday and keep her home from daycare and had a nice day off from work. On that, once a child shows symptoms of a contagious illness, you have to keep her out of daycare for 24 hours. So, daddy stayed home with the child while Mommy went off to work.

The other major project ongoing right now (besides the fence - more on that later!) is my garage. For the first time, I have a garage. It's detached from the house, in the rear and is only large enough for one car. We filled it with the boxes and stuff that wouldn't fit in the house right away. But, we've had some wet weather lately and I've been trying to get the last 40 or so boxes into the basement for good measure and to be able to get a car in the garage when the weather turns bad.