My Story of Building a House

Well, it has been a year now. We moved into this house on July 8, 2010. Our old house is still up for sale, and we visit it often to keep the lawn and flowers beautiful. My husband finished remodeling the inside of the house so it doesn't even look like the house we lived in for 13 years. All of the drywall is finished and painted, the cabinets in the kitchen have been replaced and new counter tops are installed so that there is now a lot of work space in the huge kitchen. New floors are next on the list. At least for the kitchen and bathroom.

I love my new house! I even enjoy cleaning it. I've got three more bathrooms than before, but I am loving it. No more standing in line for your turn to pee. I really like the fact that my bed room is big enough for a king sized bed and I don't have to butt up against the wall to make it in the morning. Each of my kids has their own room, even though my oldest now lives in Denver.

My mother has her own space, which makes living with her a little easier. She has the biggest room in the house. Her bathroom is big enough for several wheel chairs. She doesn't use one yet, but I am sure she will.

Another thing I enjoy is the fact that I can put plants in every room, if I want to. In the old house I had 40 plants crammed into a single room, because it was the only place that had good consistent light. This house has windows in all the right exposures. I have plants in several different rooms now and they are loving it.

Our garden space is enough to feed the town, and it is planted. I've been busy planting flowers and weeding the garden this summer. I also enjoy the fact that I can sit on the deck with my coffee in the morning to watch the sun come up. I can hear the birds singing and watch the humming birds fight over who is next at the feeder.

We started a lawn! It is growing well in most places. There are some spots that didn't germinate, but that's okay. I know how to grow grass. The old house had no lawn when we moved in. It was a dirt patch with weeds. Now it is a lush green lawn surrounded by flower beds. I will have beautiful grass here too.

My husband says that this is not his dream house; it is mine though. He built this house for me. His dream house is only big enough for him and I. Ain't he sweet. Some day we will have our alone time. For now though, we have my mother and our youngest son for company.

We sure do have a lot of critters around here. Every day i see deer, raccoons, mice and even snakes. Our cat likes to bring me mice and snakes; he catches them and brings them to the house before he eats them. It is like he's trying to show me that he's earning his keep. And we had a fox visit too. I haven't seen him since we found the chicken feathers along the ditch. I hope old McCoy didn't shoot him. He was pretty.

Last fall herds of elk passed through our place. It was awesome to watch as hundreds of animals crossed our place to get to their favorite grazing spot. Sometimes they'd stop and lay down in the neighbor's pasture out behind our place.

The views! I almost forgot to tell you about the views. I can see mountains all around me. From just about every window you can see snow on the mountain tops. We can watch the fireworks from our deck. The sun sets are even more beautiful than I ever imagined. All the while, in the background, you can hear the water running in the irrigation ditch and the frogs and crickets singing to each other. It is so cool.

When Jeff showed me this place for the first time, I wasn't exactly impressed. I lacked his vision at the time. All I saw was a dumpy little house that was the size of a shoe box. He saw the house he'd build. Now I see it all... the ditch full of water, the gardens planted, the wildlife; it is awesome. I'm glad I let him talk me into the place.

Regardless of the rumors, my home is a four bedroom, four bathroom House on three acres. It is not a six bedroom home on hundreds of acres. We are a mile out of town. I can still walk to the store for a loaf of bread.

We all love it here. My oldest is now more motivated to come home for visits.

Forever and Always

One minute we are a busy forum posting place
And then Good folks post a forum and nobody notices.

Many of you will remember our old friend Trina.

Trina has been off writing her life/love story, she came here to tell us about it recently.
Result: I bought a copy (even here in the UK), what's more I read it.
No, love stories aren't just for the girls.


Trina's life has been sooooo different to my settled family upbringing and a little more recent however I found the book moving and a glimpse of a much tougher world.
Her book is called Forever and Always. It shows me, and hopefully you, that we all have a story to tell.


I thought I knew Trina. Wrong.


Trina is a strong and determined lady who has used her life to act upon her experiences.
Why am I telling you all of this Go to her forum at

http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/post/2399177/InterviewwiththeAuthor.aspx?flag=3286465


Buy a copy for yourself, tell some friends that you know the author and get them buying.
I like a lady willing to do the work.


... enjoy a good story.
Not hard is it?

Roger