I love Doug!

I like all the guys here in our neighborhood, but I really LOVE Doug! It's not just me either, all the dogs in the neighborhood love him. He doesn't have a dog of his own right now, so we all feel the need to shower him with kisses whenever he comes to visit.

Doug is right up there on the list of Mom and Dad's favorite people these days too, as he's been a huge help with the basement renovation. He's quite the craftsman, and today he helped Dad drill a big hole in the foundation of the house so they could install the vent for the new fireplace.

The Energy Shop guy came over a couple weeks ago to check things out and recommend the right size fireplace, but they are so busy right now that he couldn't schedule an install until early February! However, he noted that Dad has a great collection of tools and he's obviously very handy, so he could surely figure out how to do the install himself.

So far so good ..... the vent is installed, and tomorrow the gas and electric should be connected. Posing in front of their handiwork below are Dad and Doug, the Dynamic Duo!