We just got the cold snap that I was thinking we may get and now it is really cold out as I write this story. I can feel the cold radiating through the window behind me and the back of my head is pretty cold from it. I think I am going to write one more article for the day and then I am going to go out in the cold and try to get some wood chopped. We want to make some fires and we have no firewood, so I am going to go out and make some. The fireplace is all clean now and ready for a fire, so I am going to go out in the snow and try to find some fallen branches that I can cut up for firewood. We have an HVAC system in this house but the heating element in the furnace is broken and we can’t get it to work. I don’t like being cold in the house all night so I am going to get us a good fire going later so everyone is cozy and warm for the night. I think the local contractor neighbor has an ax that I could use and I have a good saw already, so I should be all set to get some logs for the fire later. We have some of those starter sticks so it should be easy to get the fire going once I have the wood. It would be a lot easier to just set the smart thermostat to 72F and let the heater do the work, but that isn’t going to happen this time.