We haven't turned our heat on yet. Last week we had one cold day and night when the wind was blowing. I got all worked up and actually wrote a game plan on our whiteboard because I did NOT want to capitulate earlier than last year (which happened to be today, October 22nd).
Yes. A game plan.
What is a game plan for the heat game? Well, I listed all the things we could do to warm up inside the house instead of turning on the heat. Baking squash, putting on more blankets and socks, and lighting candles all made the list. I won't even embarrass myself by listing out (for the whole world to read) all of my great ideas. Let it suffice to say that the entire whiteboard was covered.
So what did the kids do? They ran outside to play and left the door open. Seriously. Some of them didn't even wear a jacket. They did, however, like the baking cookies idea.
Since then, it hasn't felt too cold in here. I'm hopeful because we will have close to a gazillion guests at our house this weekend, and that means lots more body heat and lots of cooking heat.
I am soooooo prepared this year for my heat game. Anybody else playing along?
I really, really wanted to start a fire last week, but alas we hadn't cleaned the chimney. I thought of you, assumed you had not yet turned on your heat, and stopped complaining....oh and baked something. Now the chimney is cleaned and I will happily start a fire when it gets cold again.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm. . . a fire sounds nice and cozy!
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