We have heat!

The repairman got to the house around 4 am and after looking over the furnace he told us it needed a new ignitor and control module. He had the ignitor but he would have to call around to find the control module and he warned us that it could take a few days to get the part.

We closed off rooms that weren't being used, had the dryer running, turned the oil-filled radiator on high, started the oven (to bake cookies) and we managed to keep the temperature in the house around 58 degrees.

When the repairman called shortly after 8 am to tell us he had found the part and would be at our house in about 45 minutes we were relieved....at least until he had fixed the furnace and handed us the bill. Yea....$450 but at least we are warm.

In the afternoon we took our daughter's dog to the vet to have her booster shots as well as her rabies shot. Shortly after we got home we noticed that her eyes were swollen shut and her mouth was also swollen. Great....the dog is having an allergic reaction to her shots! What next? Her breathing seemed to be okay so we called the vet to ask what we should do....he said to give her Benadryl, watch her breathing and if she got worse to call back. The Benadryl seemed to work...most of the swelling is gone.

Yea....it ranks up there as being one of the more stressful days than I've had in a while.