The dominoes are starting to topple

The old oil furnace and tank are being removed. The contractor is fixing the leaking eavestroughs and installing exhaust fans in the utility room and bathroom. A company has been hired to excavate around the foundation and waterproof. They'll also remediate the mold and rebuild the rotting wall in the utility room. The contractor will inject the crack in the wall from the inside. The environmental specialist will come out to take soil samples and do up a new Phase One report. Then a new furnace (or possibly heat pump) will be installed -- we're still deciding which. The window company is giving us a quote. And all of this is supposedly happening in the next 3-4 weeks before the weather turns nasty.

As Bill Bryson says, I'm getting in touch with my inner wallet.

It feels good to finally be getting stuff done, though, and to take action before the snow flies. We'll have to put off the "fun" things like designing the new kitchen, but at least we'll know it's solid and water-tight and we'll never have to do this stuff again. Do it once, do it right, and move on. If nothing else, my kids will inherit a sturdy building and not a trembling brick heap.

I'm also thinking about splurging on internet service at the church. If we go into lockdown again this fall, do I want to be quarantined here in the city or there in the church? I'd like the option of either one, and with internet I could work in either location. I will stock up on food items and toilet paper in both places, just in case. I suppose it depends on whether the furnace gets replaced before it gets cold.

Brio would definitely prefer the church, especially in winter time, so he could still run and play in spite of bad weather.