During the career of bringing up my children, while Donald and I were young, working, and climbing the ladder of fame and fortune, we had many house moves. I can only hope it didn't mar Derrick and Dori for life - I know Dori is looking for any small excuse for her self-inflicted, self-named shortcomings. (She has none if you ask me.)
I have 2 favorites and the first is before I was even married. We (my dad, mom, me and 4 brothers) lived in a small frame house in the country. It was probably about 1,000 square feet, had 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and 2 tiny closets. We had a washer for clothes but had to hang them outside to dry. You can imagine the expanse of that clothesline. My mom kept an immaculately clean house; however, I'm almost positive I cultivated a hate for baths at that time (we didn't have a shower in the tub.) Sharing a tub with 4 grimy brothers and my parents just isn't even appetizing thinking about it today. I still to this day take only showers and on the rare occasion I draw bath water I can only spend about 5 minutes there before I start getting an icky feeling (not worth the trouble of gathering all the paraphernalia to have a soothing bath.)
The great move came when my parents decided to build a new 2,500 sq. ft. brick home on the property but a couple of acres away and up on a hill. We moved in right before I was a senior in high school and I thought that was going to up my level of prestige in the Kilgore schools. Apparently, a nice house didn't do it: you had to be a star football player or rich oil kid. I still got a room of my own and a huge closet and I felt like a queen. All of this I enjoyed for about 3 years until I moved away to the big city of Dallas.
Donald and I now live in that little frame house which we have renovated into a beautiful little cottage. The circle of life is pretty amazing. Roar!
My second great move was when we moved back to this little 1,000 square foot house 40 years later. Isn't that a hoot! It is a very peaceful home and we've decorated it in a cottage style. We often have people say if we ever wanted to sell it they would also buy the furniture and decorations. We also have people that knock on the door and ask if it's a bed and breakfast. So we are living a dream and loving it.
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My circle of life is somewhat different. I recall buying my first pair of jeans with a size 30 waist. I was fit and involved with the gridline in college. That circle has expanded to a size 40 and am in weight watchers involved with my girdline. Your circle is more appealing.
And someday it will be mine!!!! All mine!!! Hopefully, with furniture and all. Oh, and my faults aren't self-named. Derrick gave them to me.
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