Category Archives: House

I Lived In A Chicken House?

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

I was in fifth grade. My family had just moved from East Peoria, Illinois to Waterloo, Iowa. We were living in Grandma’s house until we could find a house for us. It was a large boarding    house so Mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Adolescent, Barns, Building, Chicken House, Chickens, Childhood, Cousins, Family, Farms, Fun, Home, Home Improvements, House, Illinois, Iowa, Leroy, Lorraine, Me, Memories, Old Barns, USA, Williamson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Our Retirement Home

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Well, here we are in our last home. Our retirement home. We’ve already lived here 16 years! Yes, we’re getting old. I can’t believe it. For the most part I don’t feel old but then every once in a while … Continue reading →

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Family Home

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Our family was growing and we needed more room! We finally put our beginner home on the market and began looking for a bigger house or land to build another house. We found two acres of land, lots of trees … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Building, Childhood, Christy, Family, Home, House, Jerry, Me, Michigan, Pam, Projects, Rob, Ted, Tim, Work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Three Houses Built Turned Into Homes

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

My husband wasn’t a builder by trade but he loved to build! Before we were married he began building our first house. It was a small three bedroom, one bathroom house. He began building in April, we were married in … Continue reading →

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Vel – The Decorative Queen

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

My younger brother, Bill, has struggled all his life. He was a preemie to begin with, weighing in at two pounds nine ounces. He wasn’t expected to live but he did! I’ll skip  a lot now and go to him as … Continue reading →

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Travel Log # 10 Canada Saskatchewan

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Some interesting sights along the way. I love to take pictures. Tim, son, was very good to stop and let me photograph interesting (to me) sights.     Elevators will soon be a missing piece of history!       … Continue reading →

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Travel Log # 10 Canada Saskatchewan Visiting

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

I love Tim’s and Shauna’s house. The picture here shows the outside of their living/dining room on the upper level. The lower windows are for a bedroom.     Inside Pam is working on her computer and Jerry is watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Created by God, Family, Flowers, House, Pam, Saskatchewan, Tim, Traveling, World | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments