Seth bought the farm and house and soon it became his "bachelor pad". I believe he moved in with everything that had been left from previous owners... and I wouldn't be surprised if some of those priceless relics still existed in the attic or back porch.
He enjoyed the cold winters here with only one or two functioning baseboard heaters and kept company with the mice he fed in the kitchen.
He spent very few hours in the house during the summer and those hours were spent with one window unit in the bedroom.
And then I showed up. :)
We now have fully functioning heating and cooling... and we pay for it. We also have added on a master suite which has allowed us to stay in this house in a much more comfortable position. Seth even built a beautiful little deck and pergola that has added so much character to the house.
We have also tried to kick out each and every little critter that dares to shows it ugly little mug in this house. So far... so good... See you later bugs, spiders, mice, rats..., frogs.... Die. Tell your buddies. Don't come a knockin'.
We have turned this little pieced together house into the home that I will never forget as my first "home" with my own family. Seth proposed to me on the living room floor. We discovered we were having our first and second child in this house. We brought both of those children home from the hospital to their now comfy bedrooms. The house is small; but it is our home. It's filled with things we love and have been handed down to us from both of our families.
Obviously, all that being said, we don't plan on this being our forever house. We would personally like a house with a basement and maybe an upstairs.... and more storage... and something that didn't apparently get knocked off its foundation by a tornado back in the day... I would like the dirt that resides with us to be all just OUR dirt.... Not something that was left behind by so-and-so's second cousin, twice removed.
In the past few days Seth has been bringing up houses and plans. So, of course, I've spent almost every spare second I have scouring house plans and home décor ideas. I am an old pro at this. I stumbled upon my "dream home" probably 5 years ago.... I'm not sure if that dream will become a reality... but we are looking into it.
I have no idea what and I have no idea where... but WHEN we are finally able to build, I'm going to be ready!
Again, I'll be sad to leave this place and can only imagine how the boys will react when we go to our new home. I know they'll miss this little place. Amazingly enough, I will, too.
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