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Did our neighbors' buggies have boilers?

Even though she was picking up logs off the road, her age couldn’t have been more than three. People assume I live in a peaceful neighborhood because most of my neighbors identify as Amish, but that’s not the case. The crowing of their rooster in the morning is what wakes you up. More times than […]

Do you guess mom will get mad about the thermostat?

The kitchen was where my brothers and I played football, and I was supposed to keep an eye on them. I was playing big sister instead of babysitter, chatting with my pals, and ignoring my younger brothers. When I heard one of them shout “touchdown,” and then absolute silence, I should have known something was […]

Don't think I told you that winter was over

My wife was anxious for summer to arrive, so when I visited our apartment last week, I found the window air conditioners had already been brought up from the basement. Each of our three living spaces, as well as our daughter’s, had air conditioning units. When I got home, she was moving the AC unit […]

I didn't say winter's over

My wife was eager for winter to end and summer to begin, but when I arrived home last week, she had already removed the window air conditioning units from the basement. There was an air conditioning component in our dining room, our daughter’s dining room, and her workroom, and when I arrived home, she was […]