Memories!

Today my sister sent me a listing for the house we grew up in.  What a shock!!!

I remember our house as comfortable and actually it was quite large compared to some other houses in our neighborhood.  My parents had added on a couple of times.  We ended up with 4 bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, 1 bath(7 children), laundry room with pantry and a huge family room.  Our yard had an above ground pool, which brought us countless hours of fun in the summer.  We kept our house tidy and my dad was always puttering in the yard and around the house.

We sold the house when my mom passed away in 2001.  We painted the inside put all new carpet in the house and sold it for around $104,000.  ( Not sure of the actual price but close enough.  I think my parents paid under $6000 for it in around 1946)

Here is the listing for my childhood home.  Very sad.  I hope when my children come back to our home with their children or grand children they would see a well kept home and a new family who loves to live here as much as we do!

The bedroom upstairs does not look to bad.  That is the room with the eaves that I shared with my sisters for many years.  Love you guys!!

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1804-Lotus-Dr_Round-Lake-Heights_IL_60073_M82871-57864

UVA Law Men's Softball Tourney

What a fun weekend Mick and I had in C-Ville.

Charlottesville has become a favorite place for Mick and I to visit.  It is a great college town but also there are other things to do there.  The scenery and history in the area are great and we look forward to our visits to UVA.

Warren plays on a softball team at UVA.  It is something a lot of Law School students do.  I guess they have lots of spare time.  Well at least they get there heads out of the books for awhile.

We got to meet some of the parents of Warren's team mates and Mick even participated in some kind of game involving beer, cups, and paddles.  But we will leave that for another time.

Hiking one morning.

Ash Lawn the home of James Monroe.  It is very close to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

Celebrating the big victories!

Glad to be home and looking forward to celebrating Easter at the Johnson's.