a year ago today...

it was not raining, and we were sitting at the auction to see if we could get this house. We did and it was a happy and exciting day!!! We have enjoyed the house so much in just one year. We have seen it through all four seasons and I can't pick one I like the best. The summer is great because we get to pick blackberries and play outside in the nice big yard with friends, fall is beautiful with all of the trees changing colors, winter was beautiful when it snowed, and spring was fun to see what flowers came up and all of the trees bloom. My favorite part of the house is still the porch. We can enjoy it during all four seasons. We also have great neighbors. I think Hannah enjoys seeing all of the wildlife, deer, turkey, geese, raccoon, and the random dog and cat that come through. Oh, she did get to see a mole, which mom and dad don't like. Derrick has done a lot of work in one year, with some help from Papa, Uncle Kyle, Mike, and PopPop. What he has done this year: replaced the steps going into the basement, put walls up on the side of the steps, dug up all of the bushes and trimmed trees, framed in a room and bathroom in the basement, put down hardwood floors in the "kids wing", scrapped the ceilings, painted Hannah's room and built her a nice window seat/bookcase/storage area, painted Hunter's room, put up crown and baseboard in the "kids wing". I am sure that he has done more little things that I have not mentioned. I know he has many more things planned to do in our house. We are very happy to be living in this wonderful house.