I was so engrossed in a movie on Christmas Eve that I didn’t realize for a while that I was beginning to get cold. My furnace had gone out so naturally I panicked since it was in the teens outside. I called the office and of course after hours I got the answering service. It wasn’t long though before someone was over here. He said the pilot light was out. He lit it and was on his merry way. I set the furnace on 70 and went to bed a little after 11 PM. I woke up at 2 AM freezing. I called again and this time the guy brought me two radiator type space heaters. They warmed the heat up to about 67 degrees. I was actually called yesterday morning (Christmas) to see how I was doing. I said I was still cold so they brought me over another heater with a promise to be here this morning to work on the furnace.
I was not too awfully thrilled at the thought of having someone here in the house messing with the furnace the day after Christmas. And wouldn’t you know that I had washed the rugs, run the sweeper and mopped on Christmas Eve. It is always nice to have clean rugs for a repairman to wipe his feet on. lol Now if this is the worst thing that ever happens to me that would be great. So I am smiling in anticipation of everything getting back to normal.
Christmas supper was very nice spent at my SIL’s brother’s home. They have 2 of the cutest grandchildren. It was fun watching them and of course I ate and ate again.
Tomorrow is the doctor visit. I hope the weather stays decent so I can drive myself.
Are we all on a diet today? Or do we wait until New Year’s Day? New Year’s day for me as I still have leftovers from Saturday.
Stay safe and be happy!!
Beth
Oh Ms. Beth I hope you get your heat fixed. No diet yet..I will wait till after the New Year to go back on it, I really havent strayed off mine too much. Just no exercising... : (
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the Doctor! STAY WARM!
Beth, My heart breaks for you going through all that misfortune here at Christmas. Any time would be bad enough. I hope the repairman can fix everything for you. Good luck with your drs. appointment too. xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteHi Beth!!! Diet starts tomorrow:) We just came back from Colorado. Glad someone came over to your house and fixed the pilot light.....and that you had heaters. It's too cold right now. I forget how cold it is outside of Tucson. We were in NM and CO and I think I froze my butt off....but sleeping in that weather is nice:)) Hope it's all fixed. Stay warm and happy holidays:)
ReplyDeleteglad they took care of you w/ temporary heaters, at least! and checked on you, too. good luck with the repair!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Beth! Sounds like you had a lovely day other than your furnace troubles. I ate so much the last three days that I'm not sure I can eat much today. Looks like my diet may be starting now.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry you are having furnace problems. Of all the days for it to happen....Christmas? Come on!!! I hope your doctor's appt. goes well. I will be anxious to hear how it goes- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteGlad you are warm Sis..so many others in the country are without..hate the thought of one of them being you. Hope it gets fixed permanently. As for diet..well I did pretty good until I got a box of divinity..hmm well start again tomorrow..heheh ;-)Hope no storms come your way..things are a mess in the south. Take care of you.. XOXO
ReplyDeleteThree years ago Christmas, our furnace went out; the house was so cold. It just figures that your floors are clean for the repairman to mess up!
ReplyDeletePraying all goes well at your dr. appt.
How uncomfortable it is to be without adequate heat! I hope yours will be permanently repaired today! As to a diet - each day I "begin again!":-) Have a good Wednesday! xo Nellie
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to read you experienced trouble with your furnace. At least they were nice enough to provide some temporary relief by way of space heaters.
ReplyDeleteI remember some Christmas' where we didn't have any electricity. My father broke out the camping stoves and cooked what he could outdoors in the cold and snow.
Belated Christmas greetings! May you source of heat never leave you feeling cold ever again.
Oh how frustrating my friend! I'm sorry for the troubles with your heat. I hope that the good day with your sister in law washed away the annoyances of all this. I pray for the good report from your doctor visit!
ReplyDeleteStay warm, Beth!!
ReplyDeleteOh hun I'm so sorry about the heat that is such a pain! I hope it is fixed soon and the heaters give you heat until then.
ReplyDeleteWell I've been on this diet for 8 months now, so Christmas was hard but I stayed away from goodies but that is until I get to my goal weight and then I will be able to have a treat now and then :)
Hope your heat is all fixed by now. What a caring repairman you had. They all should be so nice.
ReplyDeleteNo dieting for me - I always stay just within a couple of pounds. Small portions and walking keeps me there. : )
Sorry o hear of your heating problems, but glad they gave you a temporary fix. I hope they will be able to get the repairs done today so you can stay warm and cozy.
ReplyDeleteHope you got your heat fixed. What bad timing. But looks like you have been getting pretty good service trying to take care of you during the holiday. How wonderful all the time spent with family over the holidays. Hubby and I have had a quiet time alone. Been over a week since I have been in town and won't be in for another 5 days. I really feel like I have had some hibernation time. But now the packing will start and getting organized to close the house down as we head south middle of January. We haven't had too much snow so far and temps haven't been too cold. We have only about 8 inches of snow now. So hubby and I have had so much extra time to do other things besides shoveling and keeping the driveway cleared. Hope you only get results from your doctor visit. Wishing you a healthy happy New Year. Hugs Carrie
ReplyDeleteHey Beth! Although you did have some inconveniences with the heat, it sounds like you were genuinely cared about! That's always a good thing! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope your weather doesn't get bad, either. We didn't even get flurries, which is all I really wanted to see anyway. Oh well, winter just began.
Diet? Did I read the word Diet?? No way....not til after New Year's Day....and then there's my birthday right away....and then.....!!
We usually can get cool after being too warm but it's difficult to warm up after we've experienced cold! I know how you were feeling and hope all is OK now! By the way what is a diet? I don't know that word.
ReplyDeletei am just happy if they wipe their feet at all. i hope you stay warm!! good luck tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got heat.. It's always scary when the heat plays out. Hope your doctor appointment goes good.. You stay warm and take care.
ReplyDeleteOh nooo - what a terrible Christmas present. No heat! I can remember that happening to us one year in the winter. No fun at all. At least they brought over space heaters rather than letting you suffer. Happy your Christmas on a whole was good anyway.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's frustrating when the heat goes out. I hope they got your furnace all fixed up for you. Glad to hear you had a nice visit with your family. I hope the trip to the doctor goes well for you.
ReplyDeleteI don't do really cold very well just like I don't do really hot well so I am glad I do not live somewhere that has such cold weather........
ReplyDeleteHope all if fixed now and you are nice and warm again.
It was good that they tried to help you like that. What a time for that to happen. Hope allgoes well tomorrow with the doctors. Diets after the new year for me, tho I'm trying to be reasonable on my intake. BGB
ReplyDeleteDear Beth,
ReplyDeleteYou having are cold winter day. We has last today very hot over
here.
Please take care for you.
See you soon!
Sorry to hear about trouble with your furnace Beth, It choose it time well I must say. Hope you get it sorted out asap with no other problems cropping up.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Day and I hope all goes well at your appt.
Hugs Sheila xx
Nothing worse than waking up cold Beth, let's hope you're sorted soon.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your Christmas went well.
My diet started to-day. :-)
I hope that all is back to normal quickly! I also hope you get a good doctor's report and stay well! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI'm late but I'm here. Merry Christmas. Thank you for your comment. I had a wonderful Christmas. I'll write about it in a few days when I get some time off.
ReplyDeleteI'm late, too. I hope all is well and warm by now. :)
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