The New House

Monday, September 10, 2007

·         The New House

We are finally getting ready to build our new, bigger house, we have been working towards this since fall of 2004!  We delayed our original plan to build to go back to Liberia and adopt Ben and Julia.  We agreed that we would have to wait until at least 2009; but I CAN'T - I'M SO CROWDED!  Ok, I could if I had to, but instead we have changed our expectations of our new home.  In 2004, we dreamed of a vaulted family room and a hot tub, since being in Liberia, we now are looking for the most room for the best price!  We need a lot of bedrooms, so we can pass home-studies.  We need a lot of bathrooms, because we have a lot of daughters.  We need a big coat closet, because there's nothing more entertaining than trying to cram coats for a family of 10 in a closet that is 18" wide.  So, here's another area of my thinking that has been totally changed by a few weeks in Africa.  After spending time in Liberian homes, you realize how absurd it is to obsess about counter top choices.  Just give me the standard, but make sure the kitchen is big!

Terri and Zoe hanging out at the front door -

 

  Two weeks ago, this was thick trees -