Monday, December 7, 2009

A Cold Winter Morning

I know winter is still a few weeks away, but it sure has been cold! Last night our power went out (again) and we woke up chilly and wondering where our clock was (and if we had enough coffee ground). After about an hour the power came back on and so did the heat. This is the view to the south:There is about 80 acres of swamp land that is undeveloped and never will be. Dismal Swamp is a nice buffer for our property. And check out those wood piles! I am so thankful that M has put so much hard work into the wood pile!

This morning it was 20 degrees outside. M built a roaring fire in our awesome wood stove and now it is so hot inside the kids are wearing shorts and going without shirts. Its amazing how much heat this tiny wood stove cranks out. We were skeptical when the fireplace shop installed a stove half the size of our old one and promised it would heat a 3000 square foot house. But it does!