Miscellaneous

Well, we figured out the cause to the burning smell on Saturday night.  The house started getting warm even though the air was running.  We realized the air wasn't coming out of the vents and found lots of ice on the pipes and hoses in the basement off the furnace.  After melting for a night, a repair man came out and informed us not only was the filter nasty, but we had the wrong kind of filter.  It caused air to not get through which caused a back up of cold air which caused the ice and the motor to slow and smell like it was burning out.  Fortunately it still works.  We switched the filter and the air is coming out stronger than ever.  He also helped us figure out how to get more flow to the kids rooms.  Thankfully, that was probably the easiest possible solution to the issue.

Zach took this with my phone:

Ellie is doing amazing with potty training!  She didn't have any accidents Tuesday and only 1 on Wednesday. She was outside playing and didn't want to stop and come in.  I know thats normal, but it makes me nervous for when we rejoin the world and start venturing out of the house for play dates and errands.

Jon is making huge progress on the deck.  His dad came over last night and helped him set the rest of the posts. He'll need someone to come over to help with the beams then he can finish the joists.  Hopefully we'll get that inspected on Tuesday and he'll be able to finish it up.

The kids are relaxing today.  Ben said he doesn't feel good which means Sam doesn't feel good either!  We have plans to go to the parade and festival tomorrow.  We're also going to a cook out and fireworks so I want everyone resting so we can all go together.  Something tells me (at least this time) that knowing the boys will be with their friends tomorrow will help them feel better!