HOME SWEET HOME

and how she came  to be ours.

We found the house

about 11 years ago.

We drove by this house often...it was on the way to town.

It was obvious-

no one was living in it.

My husband found out who owned it (at the courthouse) 

and 

approached her about selling. 

She told us NO (later we found out she had been telling everyone no, too).

My husband did NOT like that answer:)

So he asked "WHY"?

"There is too much junk.  

The house would take too much work to get it ready to sell"

How about if we do that? We buy it "as is"?

You would do that?

In a heartbeat!

I'll talk to my family.

Family says -do it Mom!

We met for a showing,

I saw the staircase...and that was it.

I was hooked.

THIS was my dream home.

And as they say
the rest is history!

Well, junk is right...

the whole house and

all 3 outbuildings were full!

Some good junque'

but also a lot of just junky-junk

3 yardsales later we were ready

to start working on our treasure

The previous owners had replaced

the the wood windows with aluminum side-sliders,

closed in porches, and

covered up the siding with aluminum siding.

We uncovered it all

bought new wood windows,

rebuilt porches,

added the turret,

and made it into our dream home.

Someday I'll tell you the story about the gingerbread trim-

it is a post of it's own!

God has provided us with this wonderful place

to raise our family,

to make memories with our grandchildren,

and to never run out of projects:)

Yes, it is indeed

Home Sweet Home