JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Petulant?He's right - you should move the firepit into the living room.
If by petulant you mean one useless slug and one pothead, then yes.
Actually, the fire pit is propane, so it's a controlled height flame. And it's not as close to the pergola tarp as the photo suggests.
And just for the record, in case it needs repeating; I love my kids more than anything else on Earth, and I just have to trust that this is a passing phase, and that they will grow up to be the young men that God intended.



