Pics of The House that Built 'Me'

 the 

video below

goes with this post. 

you may want to *play* while reading.

 

we took a 4 hour drive 

on the bike today (Saturday).

it was hot (near 90*)

 when we started out around 3pm.

a couple of hours into it
we took
a drive 2 where i grew up.

 i love coming back here to 

remember...

the 

 "house that built me"

my father built this house

b4 i was even born.

over 55 years ago.

when he passed away

my mom sold the house.

the neighbors next door

bought it.

we used to sit on that
old concrete road-side step
in our pj's @ night
under the street lights
talking and playing up a storm.

the back yard is
HUGE!
we had a beautiful garden
where
Mom & Dad
planted every veggie you can imagine.
 fruit trees & vines here and there
thru-out the yard.

and flowers ~
ohh the flowers!
Mom had the green-est thumb
i'd ever seen.

chickens, rabbits, geese, ducks,
a horse
 a couple dogs
and
many cats
over the years.

it makes me happy

to see how well they still care for 

her.

our house.

the house

my dad built.

mom & dad 

raised

10 of us 

here.
5 girls & 5 boys.

so many good memories.
some, not so good.
but they're mine.

i miss her.

our house.

i am ever-so-thankful

i can take a stroll

on-by

any time

my

heart desires.

 we parked the bike around 

the corner

on the road

 that

we walked

many many times

as kids 

to

the beach.

jamie & i

played around

like children

until we couldn't 

laugh 

anymore.

It was a good day.

:) 

Mom had the chance
to meet this man
b4 she passed.

 and 

understood why

i felt so much love 4 him.
he changed my life.

Dad would have liked him a lot too.
after-all ~ he builds beautiful homes as well. 

so beautiful

we can't afford to live in one.
but that's ok.
:)
  

when i first heard
this song
i new it would be used in 
a blog post.
it's as if i wrote it.
(except we new our neighbors)