Busy as All Get Out

Sorry, folks. It's been crazy around here. The good news is that projects are getting completed like crazy, both at work and in life. The bad news is that it affects my blogging a tad. :-) Still, without further ado, I'd like to announce:

We used our new wood stove for the first time last night, and it was a resounding success!

The blower works great, the fire burns slow and long, the heat is great--we put in two sticks today at 6:30, and they actually kept going until this evening at 5:30, whe...