Commented "Four places since we've been married. A small apartment, the house in which we raised our kids, a townhome once we were empty nesters, and now our country retirement home."
Commented "Well, yes, in the colder months we use the furnace, but of course we don't turn up the thermostat just because the outside temp goes down -- we may just burn a little more fuel to stay constant. And we keep things cool enough to wear an extra layer rather than making the house excessively warm."
Commented "January 21st the ornaments came off the tree, 22nd the lights came off, 23rd it went out the door. Haven't unplugged the porch lights yet -- they still come on for a few hours when it gets dark!"
Commented "On rare occasions i have hired a crew to do a thorough job, and may again. But we're not usually overly fastidious and between us and the cats we take care of things OK."
Commented "The more butter the better -- at home when I pop it myself. But fortunately I'm laying off excess carbs these days so big bowls of popcorn are a thing of the past . . . along with many excess pounds of me!!!"