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WRITTEN BY GRACE THEISEN
Well, we moved recently. And I’ll have to admit, I’ve been a little bit spoiled in my life by modern conveniences. The house that I grew up in until now was built in 2005. Our old house was always warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The windows that went up and down. And the lights turned on when you flipped the switch. Let’s just say, that our “new” house isn’t exactly “new.” Our new house was actually built in the 1800’s. (That’s even older than my dad.) I don’t think they had furnaces in the 1800’s. We have a thing called a boiler. It is about as big as a small car. nd if it were a car, I think it would need to have some work done. Our boiler sends hot water clanging through radiators throughout the house. It is
loud enough to wake you up at night! The windows are nice but don’t work, and the glass is all blurry. Somehow, parents think that blurry glass is “classic” and “vintage.” I thought that the idea of glass was that you can see through it. It just looks blurry to me. And oh yeah, we now have “knob and tube,” electricity. The knobs and tubes have never heard of I-Phones. Under knob and tube, we can’t dry our hair if the coffee maker is running. And microwave…not happening. So here I am, happy to be in my “new” house. A house where the heat only comes on when it wants to, where the wind comes through the windows I can’ see through, and a house where the lights dim when I turn on the TV. But I still have my family. And we are all together. Here we are. One big happy family sitting in the dark, snuggling together under a pile of blankets (to stay warm), and dining on cold food next to our microwave oven that can’t be plugged in because it will blow a fuse. Lovely. I’m happy to be home.
