Home Improvements

Two years ago, our air conditioner went kaput. So we have suffered through the hot summer months. We became aclimated to the heat, but everyone that came to our house thought they were going to die of heat stroke. We just tin foiled all the windows and put a fan in every room. At night we would open the windows to let in whatever cool air there may be at the time. And then first thing in the morning we'd close the windows and hope to keep the house as cool as possible. We survived it. And the gas company hated us because our gas bill dropped drastically. But we want to sell our house and who would buy a house with no AC?? I wouldn't. Plus, our furnace has been on the fritz for the last couple of years. We've had parts replaced a few times and it just didn't seem to be doing what it was supposed to be doing. So I called a new company to come check things out and the first thing he discovers is that we have no air flow AT ALL! He even went down into the crawl space to check for leaks, etc. Turns out we needed to put about $800 into a 9 year old furnace or we could take advantage of their special and get a free furnace with the purchase of an air conditioner. So that's what we did.

Here is our new air conditioner.

And here is our new furnace. Boy, what a difference. We can actually feel the warm air coming through the vents now. We forgot how that felt. Our house has been much warmer. I'm still fiddling with the thermostat trying to find the right temperature. Trying to aclimate to the new heat. Oh, and we got a new "talking" thermostat. Pretty fancy, huh. We're moving up in the world. In the last month we've had to replace our kitchen faucet, the garbage disposal, the AC and the furmace. Tomorrow our tile is going to be delivered (YEAH) and hopefully next week we'll have the laminate. Then we just need to fix the fence, do some yardwork, do some more painting, etc. etc. etc. This is what HELOC's are for. Because we certainly don't have the money for any of this. But, our house is getting closer to being sellable. DOUBLE YEAH!!

Here is a nice fall picture that I took today. This is the view from my back yard. Isn't it pretty!

I'd like to thank my sister, Michelle, for teaching me how to properly add photos to my blog. I am still learing and she has been a big help. She also made my title banner. Isn't it cute! I love it. Thanks Mushy Oatmeal!!