Has It Been Almost Nineteen Years?

It seems like it was just yesterday that we moved in to our house. But when you stop to think about it you realize that time as flown as usual as well as the years.

When we moved hear our son could have walked to school but they made him ride the bus. It took him longer to get to school by bus that it would have if he could have walked. The reason for this was that they hadn't installed all of the sidewalks for the subdivision.

We added the Chrysanthemums and the Gerber Dasies  to the landscape that the builder put in.

The first winter here we had a snow storm and these pictures were taken during that time.

We have sure enjoyed many evenings sitting on the deck and watching the water on the lake ripple with the breeze. In the summer we enjoy sitting here and watching the 4th of July Fireworks display across the lake. We have a ring side seat for this event. Our grand daughter loves to feed the ducks as they will come into the yard to be fed.

This picture is looking across the lake at the building of the Preforming Arts Building across from the school and the Police Department and Recreation Center. The black plastic was set up to keep dirt from washing into the pond during construction. The nicest thing about this is that know one would be building a house behind us.

Even though it was snowing it didn't keep the ducks from enjoying the water. During the Winter when the lake freezes over you will hear the sound of the ducks trying to break the ice so that they can get into the water.

When this picture was taken there was a vacant lot next to our house. About a year later someone bought the lot and built their home.

Come on inside and take a look.

 

Welcome to our Living Room, we have just a few pieces that we brought from our other home and we are waiting on our sofa and loveseat to be built. We love our real hardwood floors. They are so easy to maintain and they are cool in the Summer and warm in the winter and we don't have to suffer with allergies from wall to wall carpet. We went with louvered blinds on the windows for the clean look and privacy.

Our Sofa and Loveseat arrived and we put the loveseat at an angle since all of our rooms have at least one wall with and angle and not four flat walls. We enjoy the eleven foot ceilings with double crown moldings and the picture rail. This picture is looking toward the foyer and front door and our setting room just off of the Master Bedroom.

This is a picture taken of our fireplace that is set at an angle to the room overlooking the deck and the lake and looking into the Breakfast Room. 

This picture is taken from the Foyer at the front door looking into the Dining Room into the Living Room and just to the right of the column it is a hall leading to the stairs for the rooms upstairs and storage. The Kitchen is just to the left, two bedrooms and a fill bath, Laundry Room and Garage are off of this hall.

Another picture of our Dining Room taken from the Foyer. Since this picture we got a larger table for this room for Family Dinners. We had this room painted in a dark plum with an added border to set off the crown moldings. Below the chair rail it is painted dark green. The solid oak furniture blends well with the oak hardwood floors.

My in-laws came over for my mother-in-laws Birthday and we served them in the Dining Room. The picture in the wall behind my father-in-law is a Hummel that I did for my wife's birthday and it was done in colors to match the Dining Room. I always tell her this little girl make me think of her.

A close-up shot of the Hummel picture. It is named: The Storm Is Coming

My mother-in-law sitting in the Breakfast Room overlooking the back yard and the lake. Behind her is the Kitchen and to her left is a view into the Living Room. The french door to her left lead out onto the back porch and the deck.

This picture is taken standing in the arch from the Living Room into the Dining Room. We have added louvered blinds and a larger table since this picture was taken.

This is our son standing in front of the pantry waiting on his mother to measure and see how tall he has gotten.

We decided that when we got our new house that the Kitchen would be big so that when others were helping in the kitchen that there would be room to move around. And a buffet line could be set up and the flow would work much easier than the Kitchen in our other home.

This is what you see on the left wall of the Kitchen when standing in the middle of the Kitchen. The flat surface range with the Microwave above it. To the left of the range are the double ovens and to the right is the Kitchen Sink and Bar overlooking the Breakfast Room.

This view is taken again from the middle of the floor in the Kitchen overlooking toward the back porch and deck and into the Breakfast Room.

Looking off of the Deck across the Lake at the Middle School.

Another angle of the Kitchen taken from in front of the dishwasher looking between the Pantry and the refrigerator. This is our grand daughter sitting on the counter waiting for someone to cut the watermelon so she can have a bite. One the other side of the refrigerator are eight more cabinets and counter room. We had lights added above and below the cabinets to light up the room without turning on the overhead lights.

Standing in the Living Room and looking into the Foyer and the front door. Our entry way at the front door has black marble tile that matches the tile around the fireplace and at the edge of the tile is a mahogany trim that borders the oak hardwood floors. 

Like our Kitchen we wanted our Master Bath to be big enough so if more than one person was getting ready there would be plenty of room. Not in the open area of the Bathroom is a Linen Closet, Commode Closet and a Walk-In-Closet big enough to get dressed in. This is looking into the Master Bath and the double sinks.

Walk-In-Shower and Walk-In-Closet door.

The Jacuzzi Marble Tub between the Walk-In-Shower and the Closed In Commode Closet.

The leaded cut glass window above the Jacuzzi Tub made to match the Glass in the front door and side lights.

We now have good neighbors on both sides of us and we had to plant a new tree in the front yard. The shrubs are growing after a few years. On my next post I will show you more pictures of  changes around our house.