My house is an icebox right now! Yes, I remembered to pay my electric bill but I still have no heat! Why? Off Peak Heating! I live out in the country and where we live we are required to have a heating plan that is called "off peak." What that means is that during peak electric use (the coldest days of the year) everyone on off peak gets heat maybe ten minutes out of every hour. We are supposed to have backup propane heat but our house is old and big and drafty so of course that never works. This plan keeps our electric bills down (of course they are low, we don't have any heat!) and keeps the power company from being overtaxed by too much of a demand. Oh well, one plus to off peak heating is that when it gets really cold we bundle up together on the couch under one blanket and read stories. Except for Anthony who never sits still. He is always warm anyway bundled up in his fuzzy pajamas with the feet. Welcome to winter in North Dakota, stay tuned for more snow, blizzards, ice and cold.