The Heat Is On.....

Every year I try to see if I can make it to November without turning the heat on. It's kind of like a game...how late in the year can we make it before we have to turn on the heat. Almost to convince myself it's not even close to us needing to turn on the heat, I will leave some windows open a little past when I should..."it's not that cold yet..see, I still have windows open!"..."kids if you're cold there are some mittens and scarves over here"....Last year I made it to Oct. 30th. I'm sad to say we turned on the fireplace today...I feel defeated....or maybe just old....no defeated, I don't think mentally I will ever feel old!