Could someone help me out with a little problem, please

[Mind_your_head]

It's been raining quite a bit here last nite and this morning. So I go downstairs to throw in a load of wash and I see water dripping from some ductwork overhead. I 'follow it back' and see that it's connected to the furnace, like the front of the furnace after the air filter thingy...it goes up to the ceiling as regular square ventwork, then at the end there is a round piece (3-4" diameter) that looks like it leads to the outside - it's this round piece where the water is dripping from. I knocked on the round piece and it sounds like it's full of water.

I went outside and I just don't see any place where this thing comes out. I see the dryer vent thingy (and this thing should come out 1-2' to the left of that (but maybe it really doesn't go outside, maybe it goes up somewhere through the insulation that I can't see).

There's a lot of puddling around the foundation of the house outside, but that's several (6-10' away) from where this leaking venting should be. Anyway, here's my questions:

1) Who should I call to take a look at this water dripping from the ventwork? A furnace guy or ???

2) I know the water shouldn't be puddling around the foundation of the house like this, so who should I call to take care of THAT problem?

3) This is only a problem when it rains apparently, so should I take pictures of the puddling around the house. You know, when someone comes out here to have a look, it will most likely not be raining, so will they be able to see the problem?

Thanks in advance for any tips/advice.

M_Y_H
(a single mom on mother's day *sigh* - it's always SOMETHING)