It's that time of the year that I love....time to build the first fire! Yay! :) Of course, there is much to be done before you can actually light that fire. Preventative measures & all that. So, I've got to put my hubby to work! Clean that chimney, dear! Cut, split, & stack that wood, lover! Now rub those sticks together & make that fire! Ok, so we have matches. Guess you're allowed to cheat on that one.
First up, hubby climbs on the roof with the 15ft brush & pole. Chimney cleaning time! Let's involve the kids, make it a family affair! So, kid #3 is standing directly under the stovepipe, on the inside, holding a plastic bag over the end so that nasty black soot & whatever else doesn't fall into the stove. Kid #2 is holding the ladder. Not sure why, since no one is ON the thing. Kids #6 & 4 are outside pointing up at daddy & laughing. Hope he's not easily distracted. Kids #1, 5 & 7 are completely oblivious, just sitting on their hineys watching TV.
Me? I'm watching out the windows, waiting for something to come flying off the roof. And sure enough, something does. Not quite big enough to be hubby. But it looks like a blue iguana. Hmmm. Hubby must have found Iggy.
Now there is much yelling & hollering going on. Seems kid #6 decided she wanted to climb the ladder & kid #2 is convinced he can't let go of it long enough to get her down. Though I'm pretty sure that's why it has 4 legs. So it can stand BY ITSELF.
Ok, crisis over. Kid #4 decided to help rescue #6. Although she REALLY wanted to go help daddy on the roof. But I know that if she gets up there, she'll decide it's a great time to test her theory of flight. Which involves baggy pants, open jacket & lots of flapping & squealing. Not a good idea. At least not from 15 ft. Unless she uses some plastic bag parachutes and we had a trampoline. Then maybe.
So...finally...all is clean & soot free. Hubby & kids are safely on the ground. Now on to stacking that firewood.
Wait....did something just fly past my window?
where is #4.....???
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