Winterizing Day Five

Well, I didn't really do much, but a lot of my ideas were shut down, so I'll post about that.

1. Started to (finally) install the meat package outlet insulators, only to find that they didn't fit. They were too thick, and the outlet cover wouldn't lay flush against the wall. Sad. I worked hard on those. Maybe I can fix them to make them work.

2. Wanted to shove bubble wrap between the storm windows and the inside windows, but we don't actually have any bubble wrap. I thought we had a ton, but I guess not.

3. Wanted to put up foam board on top of the basement windows, but we didn't have any of that either. Grrr.

4. I did actually cut up a pair of old jeans to put them on the window sills to block drafts. I only did two windows though.

5. Brent and I are still discussing what to do about one of our kitchen windows. It's only a single pane so we have to do something. We could just put that plastic window stuff up, but the cats like to sit on the table and look out the window, and I have no doubt that they would eat/scratch/lick/shred that plastic in less than a day. We could put an insulated curtain or shade on it, but I have yet to find one that is less than $40. I could probably sew an insulated cover of some sort, but I don't know if I'll ever get around to it. Maybe I could borrow my mom's sewing machine and just get it done in a day. I'll have to look for material today.