OK...here's what we have gathered:

11 panels of sheet style insulation to take care of the underdrafts.

Plenty of material (flannel material, extra thick batting) to make quilted custom fit shades for each window on the northwest side of the house where the majority of the blustery wind comes from (more later for the rest of the house)

A new rug for the music room with the bare floor.

Sand to make draft dodgers for unused doors and window sills.

Another portable heater.

Plastic for all windows (outside plastic and extra staples for the staple gun).

There will be more, but that was enough for now.

At the moment, there is a fire in the woodstove, the furnace was on for about 10 minutes to kill the chill just a tad (NO NO NO furnace....leave it OFF...put MORE clothes on!), slippers have been washed, dried and are oh so cozy, apple crisp is baking in the crock pot and the apple skins are simmering on the stove with cloves....sometimes that kind of smell helps to warm me up...candles lit for a "warm" atmosphere....and I'm kinda hating to go out later this evening.....

One last thing that really helps...sounds silly..but using a blow dryer for about 3 minutes warms up my head, neck and back...and I'm good to go. I absolutely refuse to wear a hat and gloves in my own home!!!!!

Michelle

PS. Tom Hoover was great, as was Rick Dale....very, very good music in a packed coffeehouse. Sad news...Tom is moving away for 5 months!!!! *POUT*