This has probably been the longest I've gone without posting since Madeleine was born! We've been mostly fine, just busy.
We got to hang out with Sew last week, which was great! We had gelato, Qdoba, made two trips to Whole Foods, and just had a nice visit. I got some good pictures which I will post later.
Yesterday we decided to make an unexpected road trip to Chicago to go to mass at St. John Cantius in Chicago, and meet some great blog friends. Their daughter is a few weeks older than Madeleine and we've been chatting since the girls were babies. It was so great to meet them finally! Their church was one of the most beautiful I've ever seen, including in Rome! The music was fabulous as well, and I loved the Eucharistic Procession after mass. Ken had already gone to the 8am mass that day, so he and Madeleine went to Starbucks and John Paul and I went to the mass. Mary and Madeleine were like two peas in a pod, and played great together. John Paul was a big fan of Mary's Daddy :) The drive home took forever, and we had to stop at Walmart at 11pm to get space heaters for our room and John Paul's room. (Madeleine already has one.) Luckily John Paul slept the entire way. Madeleine chattered constantly for about 2 hours but finally fell asleep. We just moved them to their beds when we got home, no problem. Thanks for having us Cathy and Joe!! We had a great time.
So here's the sarcastic "terrific" part. A few mornings ago our furnace started making a horrible noise. Ken turned it off and it was off all day yesterday, so it was freezing in the house. We called the guys out and they came at 12:20 (of course after they said they'd be here between 8-12.) The part we need would cost $1245. But the guy said our furnace was basically made for a trailer, and was extremely inefficient. It's also 18 years old. So the guy is coming right now to give us an estimate for a new furnace, and outdoor unit too, which is over 30 years old. We should have stayed in the apartment. I hope it's not too bad....... I hate these unexpected expenses.
5 comments:
Notice when you tell them you want to spend money they come right away but service, oh just wait all day we'll get there sometime.
Praying it all works out with a very low price tag.
It was SO awesome of you guys to come up for such a short visit. We had a blast and only wished we lived closer.
HATE the heater disaster.
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-C
I hope that it isn't too expensive! Do you guys get rebates for getting a more efficient furnace? We do up here.
I also hope that you can pay in monthly installments. It would be the only way that we could even think of replacing ours!
I love the helgothjb's comment. So true!
Oh Sweetie, btdt but with the air (very important in the South) instead of the heat. I hope it all goes well.
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