4am and i am stoking the stove.. what is WRONG with this picture?

oh yeah, it's end of april!
bernie is peacefully snoring upstairs, i came down to  stoke the wood stove.
i threw some logs on the coals and waited,............ nothing
just as i was about to get up to put kindling in on top
poof!
the fire caught!
so the woodstove is happily cooking along now

the house is warm.
i want to make sure it stays warm, as it's under 40 out and raining.
meanwhile i forgot to take the easter ham out and i forgot to take the chopmeat out for hamburgers today.
bernie will do that later then, when we take the ducks out and feed everyone.
he brought the ducks in for me last night as i was watching the woodstove. he said they RAN in the house, no stopping to graze, not even bothering to try and get him to carry them..i guess they were cold and wanted their beds.
i want to clean crates this week, and we also need to redo the cellar ........although it's not bad at all right now, i would like to keep ahead of it.

well thanks to the rain, my leeks should survive, i hope so as there are only 60 of them- and some of them were super small. i am hoping that the beets etc will get a good start too now.....with this new rain, it doesn't sound like hard rain, just steady.

with the rain putting a stop to our outside plans this weekend, i am hoping we get some stuff done in the house. but most likely i am going to try and let bernie rest.
he looked so tired last night
we may have to bring in wood, ( i can NOT believe i am saying that in april!)
i think he needs a few days off so he can do the stuff that's needed doing around here without getting himself too tired.
i still do need to pick up sand, black spray paint, two new ponds and some new hoses.
oye
ok i have bills to pay now, while i'm up and online
ttyl