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When I think about the house where this {the blog} started, all I can picture is the massive garden we had there. But before I get ahead of myself, let’s go back to how we ended up moving to that house. We were living in Puyallup at the time and Chino the Handyman and his Read More >>
While I was looking through our family photos for this series, I was shocked to see so many pictures of my husband painting, gardening, building fences and so on. Because I was like, WHO IS THIS GUY? And then I came across the photos of the first house we built. And I was like, ahhh Read More >>
If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have bought this house. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good house, in a nice neighborhood and I met The School Teacher who ended up being one of my favorite neighbors of all time {she taught me how to make mashed potatoes properly with sour cream, Read More >>
I was in the bank one day when I spotted a flyer on their bulletin board. There, tacked up on the wall, was a picture of a modest 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1 car garage home with a large yard and white picket fence. I didn’t even know if we could even afford the house Read More >>
The big house with a green lawn and white picket fence is the epitome of the American Dream. Now that might not sum up the kind of house you’re looking for, but regardless, buying a house of any kind is a HUGE deal. It takes years of saving, months of planning and endless hours searching. Read More >>
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