Update-y

So, as my sister so kindly commented ;o), I’ve been poor about posting lately. Sorry. I have lots of good reasons, some of which you know, and some of which you will hear about in the days to come. Basically, life is full, and I am mostly pleased with that. It just leaves me exhausted [...]

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Fireplace Insert Update

After my last fireplace insert post, I was feeling pretty lousy. The dealer guy came out (the same young dude who installed it!) and said his installation was perfect (ummmm) and the leak was due to the masonry on our chimney, which is original to the 1975 house. We ran some technical tests (Jason squirted [...]

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Rain, rain, rain. In my fireplace insert.

We had over eight inches of rain in 48 hour period this weekend. Awesome, but not awesome, you know? My husband spend the weekend splitting firewood on our rented splitter. In pouring rain. He is amazing, that man.
But please pray for our fireplace situation. Our new insert, which has only been used once and saw [...]

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Our New Fireplace Insert!

Isn’t she pretty? I can’t wait to fire her up this fall!
This Hampton HI300 should be able to efficiently heat most of our house for the winter.

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week three

The first week, we housesat for friends
The second week, we camped in a borrowed camper.
For week three, the kids and I are staying with my parents (an hour away, sadly) while Jason sleeps in a tent and his parents re-inhabit their camper and help with flooring installation.
It will be good when this is all over. [...]

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wood heat

We are having an EPA-certified, efficient wood stove fireplace insert installed in our home next week. It’s this one – the Hampton HI300. It’s made by the same company that makes these inserts, Regency, only it’s a little prettier (in our opinion). There certainly isn’t a lot to choose from when shopping for good looking [...]

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