Well, even though we didn’t unpack all the boxes from the family room, we did move them out to make it more pleasant for guests (and us, as it turns out.)  Since we no longer had the world’s largest fire hazard in the room, I decided to try out the wood-burning stove.  Heaven!  OMG, I like it even more than the two-sided fireplace!  Yeah, you can’t really se the flames, but you know it’s there, and it makes the room so lovely to be in.  I even unpacked two boxes rather than leave it.  And I’m READING!  I don’t often just sit and read besides the morning newspapers lately, but with the fire going, the family room is a great place for a book and a cup of tea.  I might just move the computer in there. . .