We moved into this house in 2000, on our oldest boy's fourth birthday... he will soon be 11. Our move will be hardest on him. Many tears have already been shed.
Anyway, the first picture is what the house looked like on the day we bought it... what were we thinking?! We had three kids aged four and under! How could we think we could take on such a project?
Well, we just jumped right in, with Mitch doing everything, including building a new garage, putting on a metal roof, and hanging LOTS of drywall (which he just loves). The three things he did not do were refinish the hardwood floors, lay the brick skirting around the house, and pour the new patio. The guy is pretty fearless.
When you have put your heart and sweat into transforming a rundown shack (in which transients had built open fires in the kitchen and the thistles in the front yard were 6+ feet high) into a HOME (yes, finally!), it will be hard to leave. Especially if an investor buys it just to knock it down to build some soulless brick and carpet and vinyl structure. Ugh! I will never be able to drive down my street again! Then again, would I feel worse if someone (gasp!) moved in who makes it look BETTER than we did? I wonder!
2 comments:
The house is gorgeous! You guys really did a great job with it. Love your blog too!
It's so cute Kerri - a really cozy cottage to raise your children. I can certainly see why it would be so tough to leave.
allie
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