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I absolutely LOVE your candles (I hate vanilla odor but the messages are hilarious). I have loads of flashlights (gee...I wonder why). Most importantly, however...our gas fireplace has a battery pack to open the valve and allow the pilot light (non-electric item) to function. The remote, letting the battery pack know what to do, runs on 9V batteries. As long as I change the six (YES...SIX!) double-A batteries inside of the "brain box", every year-&-a-half years, all is right with the world.

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lol! They are some candles. I have the same fireplace insert/remote. So we will always heat at least.

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I love the irony of you believing that you have to have *the* best subject for every Substack WHEN YOU ALREADY DO! Like all your writing, this made me laugh out loud. And OMG: the garage fridge. I have coveted one since forever and yes, I will absolutely 100 percent believe that I made it in life if/when we get one. (A big "if," since David does not share our belief that a garage fridge = pinnacle of adulthood.)

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Thank you Irena. I was just about to decide to quit writing forever. You are my emotional writing support animal. So thank you and I am sorry to put that burden on you, but here we are. And the garage fridge is truly the pinnacle of adulthood. All you need is a simple one. In fact the more old-school, the better.

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't stop writing forever. I will happily be your emotional writing support animal (can that be a job? I feel like it should be). In exchange, can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come to our house and tell David a simple garage fridge is the pinnacle of adulthood and maybe even a fantastic if unconventional Valentine's Day present for a beloved partner?

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*clarification: don't stop writing forever or, like, at all.

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I seriously don't know what I'd do without you.

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Never thought the Toto bidet won’t flush with the power out (unless there is back-up power).

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Oh I'm sure it will. I was just trying to point out how keeping it simple can be beneficial. And of course trying to be a little bit funny.

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Love it. Totally can see me turning light switches on for days too. And I need a Shirley. Just bought a fire box for our important docs...

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Thank you Julie!!

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Shirley! You will have to tell me how you named her! I have names for the two we have here but I won’t share what they are 🤣. I hope I gave you the brownie smelling one and no powder fresh. Ick. I prefer unscented! Thank you for the entertaining, yet informative, read! Oh and don’t forget the pushing the garage door opener constantly even though you know the power is out!! lol!

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I have no idea how I came up with Shirley! You gave me one powder fresh and one brownie.

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Such important lessons! I read it to my whole family as we are expecting rain/storms again. The boys loved the life lesson about the crapper!

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Thank you Shaunna!!!!!!

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