Let's see if I can remember now:  Open damper a bit, open doors of fireplace, remove fake logs.  At back of stove, turn gas lever from upright to horizontal position, locate pilot light at center back inside stove.  Depress big red button in front of the burners and hold it in; meantime, flick your Bic over the pilot light.  You may hear air or gas being forced from the line, but the pilot light should go on.  Keep depressing the red button for awhile, then release it and see if the pilot light stays on.  If it doesn't, depress and relight, holding button in until the pilot light heats up and stays on.  Replace fake logs, and turn the big red button left to light the burners.  Adjust  heat level as desired, using the big red button, left for high, right for lower.  Close doors, adjust damper.  It didn't take too long, and my nose and feet began to warm up.  Today, we turned the heat off in the fireplace stove, because it is 68 deg. in here now, and I am completely comfortable at that temperature.  I can now just turn the button left and it will turn on automatically.

John came home sick last night, and I spent much of the night tending to him.  Don't know, but it could be flu - terrible headache, stomach ache, rash....I found him some thermal underwear to put on, gave him pain relievers, and rubbed his feet.  Just got done feeding him some soup, and he claims he is much better now.