Got Hubby to Build a Fire!!!

[Marilyn]

We're really enjoying it this evening. We had gas logs at our last house, but when we lit it, I felt like we were burning gas for nothing, that it wasn't a real fire, so this time we put in a log burning fireplace with a gas lighter. I don't mind removing the ashes. It's worth it to have a real fire. The fireplace is white and cream stone and is in the corner of the living room. It doesn't affect the placement of our furniture at all. One wall on one side of the fireplace is all built-in bookcases and entertainment center. The wall on the other side is windows with stained glass windows above them. It doesn't put out enough heat to need to open windows or anything. We don't need a big roaring fire, just a nice even flame licking the logs. It's just the right size and we have a nice hearth just a couple of inches above the floor. I have a ceramic rooster on one side and our cattle brand on the other. We use the cattle brand as a fireplace tool to push logs around.

We're burning our last two logs though. We need to buy some wood. We won't use it very many times each winter, just when we get the hankerin' for a fire, like I did tonight.

I'm off tomorrow!!! Took one of my last two vacation days. So nice to be home for a few days!!! I think I'll take the other one on Christmas Eve. Depends on when our girls can be here.