Oh my gosh, that was one of my Dad's favorite little riddles. Here, it seems that everyone burns wood and I don't know if it is because they always have, or if there is so much of it available. Years ago, we took the truck, a lunch, the 3 wheeler, chain saw and the kids to the forest and spent all day (for more than one day), cutting wood. It was a lot of work, but it was nice to get out in the country and we did heat the house a lot in the winter with a wood burning stove. In this house, we have a fireplace which is not the most efficient method, but we decided that in order to have an alternative heat source in the event of a power outage, we would order some. As our daughter and son-in-law ordered theirs last month, we thought we might be too late. On the spur of the moment, the Mr. checked on line yesterday and found a new listing, called and the wood was delivered and dumped within 30 min. Now the work begins. It will be hauled to the back yard and covered to keep it dry and it will be nice on a cold winter day or night to enjoy a fire.
To update our progress on the move....the furniture did arrive two weeks ago, the boxes have all been emptied and we hauled a truckload of flattened cardboard to recycle. Then we hauled a couple of pieces to Habitat for Humanity Restore and about 6 or 7 boxes and bins to Goodwill. That is what became of the excess goods because of the downsizing to a smaller home. We do have the essentials and are waiting to purchase a pool table for the Mr. My sewing room/spare bedroom is in business now, most of our artwork is hung and we have received notification that a check for the 30+ days the furniture was late is on the way. We now have health care with Kaiser and have a Dr. My intention is to blog more since I won't be spending 10 hours a day unpacking and trying to find a place for everything.
"Wood burns faster when you have to cut and chop it yourself." ~ Harrison Ford
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