Quick catch-up post

I worked all weekend at The 123 as usual, but I caught myself not taking pictures.
I have become the "Wait! Let me get a picture of that!" person recently, so not taking pictures is a cause for concern.
Why?
Because I realized that not taking pictures is a small way of saving myself some work. More to the point, it's a way of not feeling like I'm so far behind with this blog.
Lame, huh?
I still didn't take any pictures.
But I did send M around with the camera a couple of times and there are plenty of end-product pictures I can still snap that will represent this past weekend.
So, this week I will make an effort to post several times, even if the posts are mostly pictures.
And today I will take more pictures.

The HVAC system installation starts today; it should be complete by Wednesday.
Now if I could just figure out what happened to the front door...

Heat!

I know you can't feel it, but you can imagine it:

And the cold air return:

Gas! Finally!

If you're wondering why I'm so excited about gas (not the deviled egg variety, but natural gas for the furnace), then go to this page with all entries labeled 'gas' and start at the bottom to get an idea of the loooong process we've gone through in order to get the gas turned on.

Yesterday morning one of the local gas company guys (Thanks, Mike!) came and turned on the gas! In order to leave it on, he had to see not only the pilot light burning, but also the burner lighting up and the blower kicking on. I had a pack of matches and a long skinny stick ready and waiting for the lighting of the pilot light.
The burner kicked on a couple of minutes after I turned up the thermostat, but the blower would not blow. I know it worked; I felt it blowing hot air on Friday when the HVAC fellow came to inspect it. However, it doesn't count if the gas company man is not standing there to see it.
From the back of the dusty furnace room, Mike flipped the furnace breaker off and back on and the blower started right up. Yay!

Maybe I'll take a picture of one of the floor registers. However, you'll have to use your imagination for the hot air blowing your hair back from your forehead because I haven't figured out how to get that effect from this blog yet.

It's On! Woo-hoo!

The gas is on!
The furnace works!
Yay!

Just wanted to let you know.
More later....

Getting Closer!

Look! It's a shiny new gas meter!

It's hooked up to The 123!

We have a few more hoops to jump through, but it looks as if we will finally have gas. Monday. Hopefully.

Other good news: the furnace works!