a really bad experience with a house trailer

Today I was thinking about a place that we really only used...not really lived... for about six weeks. It was 31 years ago...when we decided to leave Little Rock and move to Mobile in order for Billy to go to a Bible Seminary. Since he also needed a job...he took one with a small church outside of Mobile as a Youth and Music Minister. The pastor there told us they

would find us a place to live while we went home and packed up to move to Mobile.
I thought a lot about what they would find for us and had some excitement about it

even though someone else would choose the place.

When we arrived I was simply horrified. The place was a house trailer of the smallest variety.

You wouldn't believe how small...and how dirty and inadequate it was. We decided to make the best of it even though we couldn't even fit the few belongings we brought into it. We cleaned and scrubbed and put up some contact paper over some really bad parts...only to find that it had some serious plumbing problems. They were insurmountable plumbing problems!!

The only thing we knew to do was to look for something else on our own. After a couple days we found a place much larger although maybe dirtier...and since it was really dirty and needed some repairs we got the place for really cheap.

Then we moved...... the man who had found the trailer for us had hurt feelings that we didn't like it. I don't think he really got over it.

more on the house Billy grew up in....

There are many things I like about this house....one is the back yard....

there are lots of birds that love to hang out especially if there is a feeder

full of seed....or hummingbird feeder. Squirrels and rabbits hop around

most mornings and there is an abundance of trees to shade and give color.

The second thing I love is the kitchen counter....with a bar around it for

easy serving of food straight from the stove. Its a cozy spot and especially

nice on a cold winter day.

It is a small house....too small for us really....yet we have spent a lot of time here

and this is a place we love!

The house Billy grew up in...

Billy's mom and dad bought this house in 1958. Billy lived here from age 5 to age 20.

Now the house belongs to us....

We have spent two furloughs here and have tons of holiday memories here spent with Billy's folks.

The plan now is to sell the house. That's a sad thought but there it is...

When they first moved in here there were no trees. Now the neighborhood is like a jungle with trees and bushes and flowers.

Its a good house.

Little Green Cottage

This first picture is the view from the Little Green Cottage.

I picked this house first. We only lived here three months but we loved this little place
and the surroundings!! It is a volunteer house for a youth camp outside of Little Rock.

There is a pond facing this house and across the pond two mountains and so many trees

it took my breath away! The kids had room to roam and play, they could use paddle boats

on the pond, hike up mountains, and explore to their hearts content. I called it the Grace

House. The whole experience was a gift from God.

You would think that three months would not be enough time to get attached, but I found

that it is plenty of time when you love where you are!!

thinking on paper......or on a blog

I've been thinking a lot about the many houses I've lived in.
I wanted to start at the beginning and put a picture with
each place...however, I realized right away that I don't have
all the pics available since most are in storage right now.
So,I think I will just start where I have some pics available
and go from there.

I know that since i married we have moved 23 times...
in 33 years. That seems like a lot to me.
That does not count the moves I made when living with
my parents...I haven't even counted them and probably
don't know about the ones when I was a baby...which
means I have some questions for my mom!!

so....where to start....