Spring has sprung and so has my oil bill. Without going into gory details, it's a blood bath, simply can't afford it. After several years of debate, husband is finally willing to go along with buying a woodstove. I've been avidly reading and educating myself at this forum all those years and would like to thank you all for this invaluable resource. I'm pretty sure I'll be going with the Woodstock Frankenstove, thanks to Dennis and Todd and all the others who sing Woodstock's praises, hoping that the clearances will allow. We currently have a Rumsford fireplace, which will be converted to the wood stove. The house is 2000 sq ft and 206 years old. We've been doing what work we could to tighten it up and that effort will continue. I have access to 200 acres of woods, some of which was lumbered off last summer. I'm hoping to find someone to cut the tops on shares in the very near future -as in next week, fingers crossed. I've contacted Woodstock and will be receiving updates about the Frankenstove (they are shooting for a mid-to-late June production date). Next on my list is to figure out the best way to stack my wood for a "less than a year" drying season. Currently thinking one long line angled to the wind with old metal roofing on the top. Madly collecting pallets to make Shari's wood racks. Also looking into getting an installer/chimney sweep lined up for this fall. I'm hoping to convert an unused bathroom in the mudroom back into a woodshed which will allow me to store some wood inside (the whole mudroom was a woodshed at one time) and get the garage cleared out for additional storage (cars won't fit in it anyway, made for Model Ts https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/smileys/#). My husband has health problems which preclude him helping in this endeavor, I'm on my own, so I'm trying to make things as workable as possible. The snow can get pretty deep around here, making wood retrieval iffy at times. What else should I be doing/thinking about? What other preparations should I be doing? Any other thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!