I finally got up the nerve to repair Margaret - a statue I bought a while back. She's so delicate that she didn't survive shipping without any injuries, but I love her just the same. I am so happy that I can display her beautiful self now. 😍 For anyone interested the artist is Tom Taggart.
Ember hugs. 😍 She purrs super loud, too. Shaun with his kitties is so precious to me. 💗 How she stops to look at him... I die. So much love.
It's been a hard day for Faith. She has had to deal with all sorts of sounds and smells and unfamiliar people today. She is just done. 😂😂😂
(Pardon the plastic on the new couch. It usually isn't showing under the blankets but she had to "make it comfy" before she collapsed. 😂😂😂)
Our new HVAC is installed and the house is warming up. I highly recommend Cleghorn in Anniston / Oxford. They started installing at around 8 this morning and finished about 15 minutes ago. I had no idea it would take all day! In any case we're warming up nicely and they did an extremely professional job. 🙂
Part of my dog pack, of which only Faith and Booka remain. My old house where I fostered animals and changed lives, where I raised my son, and where I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning getting to know the love of my life. I'm thankful for photos like these - they take me back to my house - to before it died.
So... We've gotta replace our HVAC unit and that's not cheap. Apparently there are holes rusted into it and it's not safe. The repair guy said that it could be blowing carbon monoxide into the house. That might explain some of our headaches and tiredness... or not. My parakeet is ok and I'm guessing he would be more sensitive to that than we would. I have been far more seriously exposed to carbon monoxide before so if it has been an issue it's been thankfully relatively mild.
We had a problem with the unit cooling over the summer and a different repair guy asked us if we had enemies (yes, dead serious - it was so hard not to laugh at him) because he claims it was sabotaged. That was really goofy and we're not using him anymore. He didn't repair the HVAC at my old house and then he came at us with that theory at our house (which he also couldn't fix) and that was the last time I called him. 😂😂😂
In any case our new repair man makes valid, logical points and has shown us the damage. Since our unit has been here since 1997 it's decently old and definitely rusted through and if he says it's dangerous then I believe him. (A little Googling also confirmed what he said.) It's had trouble heating and cooling. I don't think we have many choices at this point despite money being tight because I'm not working yet. 😕
Anyway, our new unit will be installed as soon as the weather permits. That could have been today, but the rain hasn't let up. I'm pretty bummed because the low tomorrow is 23°F. Maybe it won't take long to get it put in and working. I've been ok without heat so far, but this wet + lower temperatures is not good, especially for my bones. I guess I'm just grateful we can handle it. I know that many people aren't so lucky. 🙁
