Our house was built in 1954. We bought it in 2005 from the original owner. By mid-2008 we started to like it. Yes, it is a typical ranch, fixer-upper, money-pit; but it's home. When we bought the house, Charlotte & Mason were 1 and 3 and Mary Jane was on the way. I was frustrated that it wasn't our "dream house." My mother told me that most people don't buy their dream houses, they buy a house and live into it. There is some wisdom in that, maybe even a latte.
Dream houses belong to adults, not their small children. This has become Mason's dream house because he has a huge tree-fort in the backyard thanks to Uncle Lou. The girls love the fact that my bathroom has a pink toilet, tub, and sink to match the tile on the walls. For better or worse, I've actually come to like the fact that I don't need a baby monitor to hear my kids in the middle of the night. I like knowing that there is huge potential for our basement to one day be the playroom where all of our kids want to entertain friends. We still have some kinks to work out, the whole house smells like a campfire today thanks to an attempt at a nice fire yesterday that didn't work out and we're not sure why. There will always be plenty of projects around here, some big and some small.
My latte is this, when you're thinking about your dream home, think about your dreams. My dream is to have a beautiful space for a Christmas tree and plenty of room for all of my family to enjoy each other and their toys, a kitchen that can be a gathering place, and a cozy room to sit and watch TV. When I look past the clutter and dust, it looks like I just might be living my dream.
3 comments:
Does Mason have a mortgage on his condo? If not, that's what I'd call a dream house. I've been having a hard time having any good feelings about my house--negative equity and not enough comfy places to sit. Maybe I should paint the sink pink. Loved today's blog, especially line about remember your dreams, not just the dream house (or something like that--you said it better). Oh, apparently Allie has been on Facebook for 4 years so that's why the 800 friends. I thought FB just launched last month as I'm just hearing about it. So behind the times. xxxF
where's your blog? eating turkey? i am missing my daily latte.xxf
another day, no latte :( I'm lost without it! But hope you're enjoying the leftovers and having all the parents on both sides there. xxxF
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