I absolutely love living out in the country with my family.
We literally live out in the middle of nowhere.
My husband used to call me a crazy hillbilly when we first got married, but now he enjoys our way of life just as much as I do. We grow most of our own food, and we have cows, chickens, and pigs that provide us with meat and dairy products. We really only go into town to go to church and visit with friends. I really like our simple way of living. I love our old farmhouse as well. My parents built it about fifty years ago, and we have made so many good memories here. One of my favorite parts about the house is the fireplace. I can remember sitting on my dad’s knee beside the fireplace while he read me books almost every single evening. I never thought that I would buy a new fireplace because of the sentimental value of the old one, but I was offered it for a really low price, and I fell in love with the way that it looked. I actually ended up calling my dad about it and asking him if it was something that he would buy, and he agreed that it was a great price for the quality of the fireplace. I ended up buying the fireplace, and I am in the process of installing it now. I am keeping a lot of the old stonework around the fireplace the same, so it will not look too much different. I am really excited about this new fireplace and about all the memories that will be made around it.