Ouch...I just got over one a week or two ago.
As for the furnace thing....my furnace wasn't working right yesterday. When I went to bed last night it was 60 degrees inside my house. Got up this morning and it was only 54. Called the repair guy and he had it running in 15 minutes. That was 2 1/2 hours ago and it is FINALLY up to 64...but.....with windchills way below zero, it will be awhile before my house is warm enough to take my coat off. UGH
At least the boys are gone for the week-end. I wouldn't take Q horseback riding either...no way. Stay warm, drink hot chocolate (let the steam rise up your nostrils, wrap up in a nice warm blanket, and read a good book. OR....curl up on the couch and watch a good movie. I think that's what I might do today. WAY too cold to do much of anything....inside AND out.