Firewood

Last year we did not need to spend any money on firewood since our landlords had a big stack at the back of the yard that they said we could use.  We went through all that wood last year.  It was great to use the woodstove since it is connected to a back boiler which in turns sends hot water through all the radiators thereby heating the entire house.  Since our heat is electric heat and can be expensive it is nice to keep it as low as possible and mainly heat with the woodstove.  It is also just cozy and nice to have a fire going in the livingroom.  It has been quite chilly here for a while now and the girls have been asking for a fire.  We managed to come up with enough wood on Sunday to have a fire which was enough to take the slight chill out of the house.  The nights have been getting down into the high 30's (4 C) and the days have been in the high 50's (13-16 C) so the chill has definitely started to set into the house.  We have not yet turned our heat on since Jason and I like to hold off until November if possible before turning on the heat.  Knowing that the cold was setting in I knew I had to find somewhere to buy wood.  A friend gave me a name of a company outside of Prague that delivered wood.  We checked their prices and they were cheaper than going to Hornbach (a Home Depot type store) so I gave them a call and fumbled through my order.  They were going to deliver last Friday but they didn't so I waited for them to come today.  The company called me this morning and asked if they could come around 4pm which wasn't a good time since I had to pick the girls up so they offered 3pm which I took since I didn't want to have to wait another day.  I decided to run some errands before they came but of course as soon as I was in the check out counter at hornbach they called becuase they had arrived at 1pm!  I guess deliveries are the same everywhere in the world...you never really know what time they will arrive!  I rushed back home and showed the men where I wanted the wood.  The stacked it where I asked and then left.  It is nice not to have to stack the wood myself.  After I pick up the girls today I think it is time for a roaring fire!