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I have lived in the same house my entire life.

My parents built the house about four years before I was born. When my father was getting ready to pass away he passed the house on to me even though I was not yet married. I love the house so much! It is large, but it still feels homey. When my husband and I started dating, I let him know that the house belonged to me, and we decided that we would stay there even after we were married. It has been seventeen years since he moved in, and I still love the old house. Last winter, the fireplace in the house started having some issues. My husband tried to fix it, but it was filling the house with smoke and soot. We had to stop using it which was really hard for me. I have so many memories of sitting on my dad’s lap next to that fireplace listening to him read or sing to me. My husband felt so bad about the fireplace that he tried to get me a new one installed for mother’s day. He had all of the plans arranged, but I guess the company came in and for some reason said that they would not be able to install a new fireplace without doing a lot of work which would cost quite a bit more than my husband had to spend. I appreciated that he tried to get me a new fireplace. Last month, I found a good sized propane fireplace at a yard sale in my neighborhood. I asked my husband about it, and we decided to buy it. I am excited to have a fireplace once again even if it is not quite the same.
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Each year, our church puts on a Vacation Bible School.

We usually have around 500 children come to our vacation Bible schools, and it is a lot of work, but it is worth it all.

Thankfully, our church is a pretty good size with many classrooms. We had quite the time this past VBS. Right before it was supposed to start, the air conditioning system in our church building went out. We had not had any troubles previously, so we did not expect this to happen. We were in no way prepared for it, but we learned to just go with the flow. It was over one hundred degrees the day of VBS, and the church building began to heat up quite quickly. Some church members brought their window units from home to try and help keep the church as cool as possible, but it was still very warm and humid. As workers, we tried to make the best of the situation so that the children would still have a blast. It was definitely not easy, but we were able to get through that super long day. We have many water games outside each year, but this year, we had more than ever before, and every single one of the children and staff members were thankful. It felt so good be get wet, and even the older ladies that normally would not choose to get wet purposely got involved in the water games just to cool down. Thankfully, we had an HVAC company come in and repair the air conditioning system in the church, but I do not think that any of us VBS workers will forget this year’s events.

 

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It is very strange to me to live in a dry climate for the first time in my life. I grew up in a very humid area. My husband grew up in the north, but he said that it was much more humid there than where we are living now. I was offered a job out west last year, and my husband and I decided to take it. It is sort of a temporary job. The company that I am working for is excavating and studying a particular plot of land, and the project is estimated to take around two years. The weather here is so much different than what we are used to. Like I said previously, it is so dry here. I have dry skin and chapped lips year round if I am not careful to use heavy moisturizers every single day. I bought a humidifier back when I lived down south. I only used it about five times, and for many years it was in storage. I brought it out west with us because someone told me that I would need it. Now, I understand what he meant. I run my humidifier 24/7, and it helps quite a bit. I think it may be on its last leg though. It has been making some pretty strange noises lately, and I do not think it will make it much longer. My husband tried to figure out why it was making that noise, but he did not find anything that would be causing it. It seems to be getting louder and louder each day. Needless to say, I will be buying a new humidifier soon because I cannot live without one out here.

 

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My husband and I finally found our dream home.

We did not want anything extravagant. We were looking for a small, cottage type house. I have always loved small houses. Something about them makes them feel more cozy and homey to me. My husband wanted a smaller house as well, so when we came across the house that we are in now, we knew it was perfect for our family. When we first moved into the house, I told my husband that I really wanted a fireplace. There was a fireplace in the house already, but it needed a lot of work before it could be usable. We decided that tearing it out and buying a new one would be our best option. My husband did not want to have to deal with chopping wood all of the time, so he decided that a gas or electric fireplace would be the best choice for us which was totally fine with me. I just love the ambiance that a fireplace brings to a room. We ended up buying an electric fireplace because our friends told us that they wish that they would have bought an electric one because their propane fireplace put off a slight odor. We used the electric fireplace for about four months before I ruined it. I have no idea how, but somehow, I got something wet while cleaning the fireplace that I should not have gotten wet, and now it is not lighting properly. I am so upset with myself, but my husband keeps reassuring me that he will probably be able to fix it for little to no money. I really hope he can fix it because I love my electric fireplace!

 

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My husband began looking for alternative ways to heat the camper.

My husband and I love to go camping out back in our woods. We own over two hundred acres of land, and it is filled with trails and old logging roads. We have a little camper that we haul back there to camp in. It is so much more fun than going to a campsite because it is private. We found a place last winter that is absolutely gorgeous! It is right by the river and surrounded by beautiful mountains. We have been to that spot about four times since. We do not have much time to go camping during the summer months, so we usually end up going during the winter months. Last year, the furnace in our camper went out. My husband tried to repair it himself, but he could not figure out the problem. He thought that maybe the motor had just went in it. We had a friend of ours check out the furnace, and he said that it was definitely the motor. We looked into getting a new motor, but we could not find the right one because the furnace was so old. My husband began looking for alternative ways to heat the camper. He found this small, wall mounted heater for about $150. I was very skeptical about it because it was so tiny. He installed it in the camper, and I cannot believe it, but that little heater actually heats the entire camper! I am really surprised but thankful that it works! We use a small electric heater to keep our bedroom extra toasty, but that is it.

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I am a southern girl at heart.

I was born and raised down south, and I cannot tell you how much I miss living down there. I used to hear northerners talk about southern hospitality, and I never really understood what they meant until I moved up north with my husband. There is definitely such a thing as southern hospitality, and I miss it greatly. There is just one thing that I miss more than southern hospitality and that is warm weather. I mean eighty-five to ninety-five degree weather. I thought that my blood would thicken when I moved north and I would get used to the cold, but I have not yet. My husband loves the cooler weather up here, but I just cannot handle it very well. Because we have different temperature preferences, we cannot seem to agree on how often to use our air conditioner. My husband prefers to use the air conditioner from May through September. I cannot believe it because it is only about fifty-five degrees in May, and the same once September comes around. That is winter weather to me. I certainly do not want to use the air conditioner when it is that chilly, but my husband thinks it is warm enough to use it then. I can usually convince him to leave the air conditioner off and just open the windows until about the last week of May. Once it gets higher than sixty degrees, he has to have the AC on. I usually just wear a hoodie around the house and try to stay warm. Maybe someday, we will agree about running the air conditioner or not.

 

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