With Christmas around the corner, I am getting happy for the season, as every year my parents host lunch at their home.
This means that all my siblings and their boys will gather to celebrate the holiday.
There will be over 12 people in the house, and it will be noisy and chaotic, however my parents absolutely love it. They enjoy having their grandboys running throughout the apartment on Christmas morning and they like it when we all light the fireplace and sit around it while we watch the boys open their gifts. Sitting by the fireplace has become a yearly tradition for us and it is something that the people I was with and I all look forward to. I prefer hearing the crackling of the flames and I love the sizzling and cozy feeling I get while kneeling in front of it. It’s a wood burning fireplace, so my siblings and father make sure that it is clean before they light it. And truthfully, my parents barely use the fireplace when they are home. They use it twice per year, once for Thanksgiving and the other for Christmas. So, the fireplace is not filthy or filled with soot or buildup, however they like to be safe and will wash it out before and after each use. They also check the chimney and the cap to make sure neither of them have any issues. Once they are done checking it, they will light the fireplace so that we all can like it. While the fireplace adds ambiance to the home, it is also a source for heat. When we have it lit, the people I was with and I consistently adjust the temperature on the thermostat. I am looking forward to kneeling around the fireplace again this year.