Romantic Fireside?

So, in true Hardy fashion, our heater went out today. After 5 pm. After the snowfall. After people make house calls to fix/replace a furnace. After the time of year when people sell firewood. Yep. Thankfully, we have a fireplace. A gas fireplace, at that. Unfortunately, we haven't ever had that gas line tested and decided that today, with a fire, wasn't the day to 'just check it out.' So, Jared rummaged through our alley to find twigs and downed branches for a wood-burning fire in our gas-burning fireplace! After all, we've got single-digit wind chills, people! To make things even more fun, my brother is here with us this weekend. Nothing like having company and no heat for them! Thankfully, he had an arctic sleeping bag with him, so he's fine. After Jared had exhausted our sad smattering of wood clippings around the house, we got desperate. Please don't report my husband. We have this house on our street that is illegally filled with too many college guys. They are, to put it kindly, not the best neighbors in the world. They do, however, have a wood pile beside their house that has been there, unused for the year and a half we have lived here. So, Jared got resourceful and 'borrowed' a few pieces while we decided what our next move should be! I know! It's awful! But wait...after we thought some more...he went back and got more! Please. I'm begging. Don't have my husband arrested. We're expecting a baby, for crying out loud! Well, at around 11 tonight, he went to see if maybe, just maybe WalMart might have some wood left. No. They did not. So, he did the next best things. No! He did not go back to our neighbor's home! How could you think that?! He went to a construction site and took their scrap wood! So, now, I'm sitting here in the living room, on the futon mattress, next to my sleeping child and x-boxing husband, listening to the loud crackle and pop from 2 x 12 pieces of wood. So, romantic? No. Industrial and daring? Absolutely!

On a more serious note, we took Jakob back to the doctor today, thinking he had another ear infection. He doesn't, thank the Lord. He does have a sinus infection, though, that has been hanging around for around three weeks. We started a stronger antibiotic tonight. Since he has taken that around 9 pm, he has broken out in a rash, especially on his face. He is asleep now with us, but is moaning and saying, "owie" in his sleep with a death grip on his chin and mouth. I feel pretty certain that he is having a reaction to this stronger medicine, but not quite sure what to do next. So, I'm off to pray and talk with Jared...and consult WebMD. Hope you and your are warm tonight!