Things have been a little crazy recently. At year-end it's easy to blame it on the "holidays," but now that February has been most thoroughly ushered in, I have nothing and no one to point to but myself.
We replaced our furnace a week ago, and before that fuss we were fussing about a baby. Unfortunately, that lasted about two weeks before we learned it was a chemical pregnancy. We weren't actively trying, but with all the babies that have recently come into our lives, it truly felt like kismet. It was not to be, and we've moved on with a renewed faith and determination that it will happen for us someday. So we rallied on to the furnace problems.
I won't bore you with the details, as I'm sure you wouldn't have a clue what I'm talking about unless you are an HVAC aficionado. The situation bore the typical hallmarks of the near-perfect disaster: coldest days of the year, no one would return our calls, days without heat, lots of missed work and frantic googling for solutions and several almost start-ups that just let us down even harder than the last. What it came down to was replacing a part or two for an exorbitant cost (isn't it always the things you think would be the cheapest end up being unbelievably expensive) or get a brand new furnace for $2,000 more. Yes, we were working in thousands. At that point it made sense to replace the furnace rather than put a band-aid on the problem with the possibility of needing a new furnace in a year or two or ten, because who knows how long we could hold out...We have heat now, and feel very fortunate for this modern convenience, so life goes on.
No more fuss, no more excuses. I hope to be around more, we'll see what comes to pass.
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