Being single, I'm watching the bills. I was taught at a young age the tips for saving money with the electric bill. Of course, one of the best ways is to open up the windows and not "run the air" as we Southerners called it. Of course, that lets all the light and noise in as well.
Lying here, I remember how miserable the South Georgia heat and humidity was when I was a child. My Granny, who had spent a poor, hard life raising her four children alone, would care for us when our parents worked nights. My sister and I would sleep in one bed in one corner of the room, while Granny slept in her bed on the other side of the room. Of course, Granny rarely ran the air, but she would position oscillating fans at our bed to keep us cool. "Can you feel that?" she would say as she tried to aim the fans at us just right. I know we would sweat through the sheets, and sometimes it was miserable, but I would love to spend one more night like that. I had the comfort of having my sister close by, and my Granny was there to protect us all. While she worshipped an Almighty God, she slept with a shotgun close by for anyone who dared come near her babies.
For now, I'll just keep her memory with me and continue to share her stories. She would be proud of my recent $53.14 light bill.
