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The repair guy from PSNC yesterday was able to fix both Warm Morning heaters yesterday for about $500. This fee also included his checking all of our other appliances for gas leaks.  We have no gas leaks!!  And now that the warm morning heaters are fixed the rooms are warm! Huzzah!!

It's a learning experience. The upstairs is much warmer right now than the downstairs. This is good information for when we have the HVAC installed later in 2014. We also need to stay in the habit of closing doors to rooms when we leave them and being aware of drafts etc. Maybe we'll get some little area rugs or something. 

Our larger goal is to feel moved in by December. This will mean our boxes are unpacked - we're not constantly searching for things or tripping over things, and that we feel ok living here. There's some trim work, some sash work, and set up to do, but if we do a little each night we'll be finished with it all soon enough.

we've been eating out a lot. When our purple house was listed for sale it was a matter of havign the kitchen spotless at all times. When we lived in the apartment it was a matter of having the range be rather scary to me (multiple of my pots now have burned bottoms....), having no counter space, and an incredibly small sink in which to do washing up. Tonight officially begins our renewed ability to eat good wholesome meals at home!  Watch, we'll both lose 20 lbs over the next month :)





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