Homeowners' Fret

We signed our lives away yesterday in the form of a mortgage. Homeowning is exciting, but it also comes with a whole new set of worries. For instance, how cold will we have to keep our house in order to be able to afford the gas bill? How about, what if our furnace explodes? And who can forget, did I leave the garage door open? The last worry has been consuming my thoughts ever since we left there last night. We were there to pass out candy to Trick or Treaters, and I remember hitting the garage-door button when I left, but what if a little mouse ran under, triggered the sensor, and it went back up without me noticing? Now hobos and ragamuffins are probably making themselves at home in our 2 1/2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath semi-house. I guess that's one way to meet the neighbors.