When you have youngsters you hope that they will grow up to get along; You never know if their personalities are going to be completely polar opposites or way too similar. I’ve always hoped that my youngsters would grow up with the way that my sisters plus I did. My good friend and I were
I wasn’t so sure that labor on this household would ever end. But going into this project, I knew there was going to be a lot of work. My partner plus I have tackled other apartment renovations in other houses, and yet, my friend and I had never taken on a project of this scale
In university, I always had two or three jobs while taking classes full time in order to pay the bills, however during my sophomore year, I was gave a job with an Heating plus A/C corporation in town, but someone in my class had been laboring for them on the side plus they were trying
Several months ago we had a break-in in our home. Ever since then we have both been a bit paranoid about the security functions around our neighborhood. Of course, we have a large automated gate at the opening of our subdivision which is supposed to keep strangers at bay. However, this doesn’t help if the
Since it is so cold out right now I would like to touch on a topic to keep everyone feeling warm. Yes, we could talk about volcanoes and bonfires but let us try to touch on something that everyone seems to be interested in now; heat! And while we are talking about that we may
I find it very important to look at the fine print when it comes to signing documents and knowing what you’re getting into. For example when I first bought my house I really looked into what the interest rates were going to be. I find that being knowledgeable before you know what you’re signing up
When my husband first took his job as an accountant downtown, he was really excited about making manager one day. He worked long hours, went in on weekends, and pretty much did whatever the boss wanted. He thought that all of this was showing his loyalty to the company and that he would be rewarded
Well, my buddy and I just saw another amazing sunset tonight as well as my buddy and I are hoping tomorrow my buddy and I get a great one as well. In the wintertime here you can see some genuinely great colors in the sky as the sunshine is out over the sea, but in
My partner and I have been fighting a lot more than I used to. I think that happens once you’ve been married for a while, my fine friend and I never used to fight like this. Now my fine friend and I have seven youngsters and I know that seems like a lot, because it
I never want to be the sort of parent who is described as arbitrarily strict. If my kids want to know the reasoning behind the decisions and limitations that I make for them, I am happy to give them reasonable answers. In other words, I’m not going to be like my mom. She was the
The smoke detectors in my household are way too sensitive, but they go off at least once a week for some reason or another, but whenever I cook, I have to open all the doors and windows and turn on the ceiling fan, and even this is not enough occasionally. It is entirely aggravating too
I loved to watch a movie every weekend as a way of unwinding as well as good after a long week of working hard. This also allowed me to bond with my family, especially my daughter, whom I rarely see while in the week because of both our busy schedules. She was in school as
Then, one day my sister realized that her buddy was gone My little sister is such a character, then he’s consistently up to something funny plus going on some adventure, then this was most recently demonstrated when she decided to transfer to Ukraine… If that sounds like a completely random endpoint to you, my pal
A few years ago, our family started kicking around the idea of installing a swimming pool. Our three children were all for it, imagining pool parties, floating on foam chairs getting suntans, and generally staying cool during the hottest months of the summer. As the parents, we played devil’s advocate, pointing out the downsides of
We live in a small town upstate and there isn’t much to do. We have three teenagers and are constantly hearing how they are bored. I really can’t blame them because other than a grocery store, small convenience store, and farms, there really isn’t anything for miles. My husband is a third generation farmer and
My town is not taking this Coronavirus thing entirely seriously, and restaurants and bars are still open and almost nobody is wearing a mask in stores, however i don’t know if it is because it is a small town or what however nobody is getting sick in my area. I just assumed it was like