We’ve really been enjoying the cooler weather that we’ve been having! Unfortunately our fireplace didn’t get delivered and installed until the cold/wet weather had passed (for now). We’ve been able to use it a little in the late evenings and early mornings, but it has mostly been for pleasure rather than the needed warmth. We do love it though! There is something about sitting, looking into a fire, that is so soothing. Plus I love the instant warmth that comes from sidling up to a fire/heater. I grew up with space heaters, and love them! I love backing up to a gas fire and feeling that warmth, right where you need it. That’s what this fireplace reminds me of…only much prettier…and safer! It warms up the living room very well, without the uncomfortable (for me) hot air blowing on me that comes from central heat. It does have a fan, which we use, but we can adjust the force of the fan the way we like it. I think this is going to be one of my favorite things about our remodel!
Dennis had his second root canal last week, which went well.
He still has some tenderness, but this one caused even less pain than the first
one did. He thinks that there is still a little infection in the bone. His endodontist
didn’t want to keep him on antibiotics any longer, so he just has him rinsing
with hot salt water to see if that will take care of it. He has had some sinus
issues this week (his tooth infections and sinus infections seemed to go hand
in hand), so he’s watching it closely for now. If the tenderness and drainage
doesn’t clear up soon, he’ll go to his allergy/sinus doctor.
I got my steroid shot in my right shoulder on Thursday. It
has helped, just not as much as I had hoped. I’ll give it another week.
Sometimes the full effect takes a while to kick in. My doctor said if I was still
having problems after 2 weeks to call and he’d set me up for an MRI, so he
could find out exactly what is going on in there.
Dennis has finished most of the wiring now. That’s what he
has been working on all week. When he tore into the wiring in the hall
bathroom, he found a real rat’s nest of wires that didn’t make any sense. He
had a time sorting them all out! He has now replaced all of the aluminum wiring
in the house except for 2 circuits (one in our bedroom, and another going to
the heater/ac unit). He rerouted the crazy circuits in the bathroom and
actually lined them up where they made sense! He also framed up the window in
the bathroom. Neither of us ever liked having a window next to the toilet! I
had it covered with plastic cling for privacy, but we decided to just wall over
it on the inside. We didn’t remove the window, since that would complicate
things on the outside wall. He just boarded it up (inside) and will put
sheetrock over it. On the outside, I used the frosted cling film so that you
couldn’t see the board inside. I think it will work out ok. At first we were
going to put the cling film inside the glass, but it started peeling off, and
we realized that wasn’t going to work! Once we had it walled in, we’d never be
able to replace the film if it came off again. I’m sure I’ll have to eventually
replace it on the outside, with it being exposed to the elements, but at least
I can get to it there!
Dennis plans to start sheetrocking the bathroom this week.
(I think I’ve said that before, but the wiring took a lot longer than I expected!)
I am really looking forwarded to getting the hall bathroom back! Once it is serviceable
(at least with a sink and toilet), Dennis will focus on his hunting for a
while. Remodel will have to wait until January or so!
We also bought us a small chest freezer this week. We have
always struggled with freezer space…especially when butchering deer. Now I can
neatly organize my upright freezer for everyday use, and then keep the extra
meat (or whatever) in the chest freezer. Since gun season starts this next
weekend, the time was right to increase our freezer storage space. I’m looking
forward to having some fresh meat. I think I am down to just 3 or 4 packages of
ground deer from last year. Dennis plans to hunt locally this next weekend,
then he and a few guys are heading down to the hill country the next week for a
few days. Hopefully we’ll have a full freezer again soon!
Well, that’s what’s going on here. I hope you are all
staying safe and warm!
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