The dreaded adventure...

Well, the dreaded adventure that we had last year has re-occured:

Our heat has stopped working!

Living in the neighborhood we live in, this means I called my husband and told him to stop at the supermarket and buy some logs for the fireplace.

It's below freezing outside.

Inside, although the thermostat says "heat on", there is no heat coming from the radiators, the furnace is not on, so I deduce the heat isn't working!

Thankfully we usually keep the house at a toasty 69-70 degrees F. So, now, the thermostat reads 66F (not too cold, this is the temp my mom keeps her house). Also, although there are a few drafty rooms in the house, for the most part, the house will maintain it's heat.

This is a perfect opportunity to catch up on laundry (hey, the dryer heat should do a little something, right? ) Also a great opportunity to clean the oven (self-clean is 4 hours and gets HOT, not bad source of extra heat too, right?) And, after my dear husband comes home with firewood, a good excuse to put the fireplace to good use.

In story time with my kids, we have been reading LittleHouseOnThePrarie series. Having recently read how the Ingals "roughed it" -- barefoot chores in freezing weather etc., I think we'll still be comparitavely be luxuriously warm with the heat off until calling the furnace guy tomorrow morning.