When you are a parent of several kids, summer can be a real mess. It seems that most of the sports are done through the summer. Whether it is cheerleading, soccer, or baseball, we are always on the run. Our kids go in different direction and my husband and I are both on the run […]
Read MoreEvery year, my husband and I spend the holidays with either his parents or mine. This year, we were with his parents. We called to tell them when we would arrive and his mom told us that his sister was living back home with them. We were okay with getting a hotel for that time, […]
Read MoreMy landlord is very picky about changes we make in our apartments, but I was to the point where I didn’t care what he said. If I didn’t have the air conditioning running all of the time, it would get really hot in the apartment when I was at work. I paid the energy bills […]
Read MoreEvery year, my husband and I go to the marina so we can enjoy the regatta. We go with a couple of friends of ours who own their own sailboat. We go out sailing the day before and then we stay at a hotel to relax and to be able to be there for the […]
Read MoreI had celebrated my twenty-fifth anniversary with the HVAC company. I had read an article that told me this was a long time to work in any career, but it was about the longest anyone should work as an HVAC technician. I had started working for the HVAC company when I was thirty, so I […]
Read MoreWhen you’ve got a rap sheet like I have, it is hard to find a job. For years, I was into hard drugs and when I ended up in the hospital after overdosing for the third time, I knew I had to make a change in my life. That was when I wound up in […]
Read MoreBeing an HVAC technician, I was picturing all kinds of weird reasons why my boss would ask me to do a late night installation of an air conditioner with him. I still agreed to work with him and I was glad I did. I found out that my boss was really quite nice and I […]
Read MoreI think of myself as a handyman. I am able to fix anything that I put my mind to and I have even done the installation of my own hot water heater and dishwasher. I couldn’t see any reason why I couldn’t install a ductless air conditioning system into my patio. I knew I needed […]
Read MoreI don’t care what the holiday is, I love to decorate. I enjoy decorating for the holidays and it can be pretty elaborate. My favorite holiday for decorating,is Halloween. Everyone is different with their decorations, unlike at Christmas. I have a basement full of Halloween decorations. We even have a coffin in the basement and […]
Read MoreThat may have been a big mistake, but I didn’t know that until I had my furnace delivered. One of the things that I liked about my new home, was the price. I was able to get my new home for not much more than what I paid for my car. Granted, it was a […]
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