cabin fever

The thermostat read 56° this morning. Not that bad considering the furnace had been off for 40 hours by that point. We fired up the space heaters & kerosene and within a couple of hours the living room was at its normal 64°. Of course the bedrooms and bathroom are still freezing, but we aren't going in those rooms except when necessary.

I'm so glad it's been warm the past couple of days. Not only is it easier to keep the house warm, but the dogs can spend the day outside & away from the kerosene fumes. Thirteen gave me a scare yesterday: when I got back from Stoneline she wasn't at the door to greet me, and I had trouble waking her up. I try not to be a freaked-out constant worrier about Thirteen, but I confess to a few moments of fear that she had asphixiated. A couple of years ago I used the kerosene heater every day, but Thirteen was younger & her lungs worked better then.

So my plan to get all caught up on everything this week isn't working out quite as well as I had hoped. I have my computer in the living room but it's not as easy to work out here as at my desk. Also I'm feeling a little sluggish from the cold, and a little tired from not sleeping so well (again because of the cold). But at least I am getting work done.