Last Friday night, the church took all of the kids caroling.
They started at 5:00 after the sun went down and they spent the evening singing Christmas songs until it was about 8:30.
The kids were cold after only 2 hours of singing Christmas songs. My daughter is 12 and she has her own phone. She texted me and said that she was ready to leave. Her brother was in a different group, because he is only 10. I put on my shoes and I headed out to find the kids. My daughter said they had passed the grocery store a couple of minutes ago and I didn’t have any trouble finding her group. I did have trouble finding my son. That group of kids was over by the nursing home. Both of my kids were practically frozen solid. It was 36 degrees outside and their hands and face were red and cold. I took them back to the house and each one of the kids took a warm shower. After that I made them some hot chocolate and we stopped by the fireplace. I love having a fireplace in the house. It reminds me of when I was a kid. The fireplace is very nostalgic and it is also versatile. Having the fireplace means we can save money on our monthly heating bills. Running the fireplace is absolutely free, other than the amount of time and energy it takes to drop and gather firewood. Running the furnace takes electricity and fuel and that can cost a ton in the winter months.