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Post by cats4jan on Jun 10, 2021 11:58:40 GMT
My favorite part of digital scrapbooking is to create memory pages Here are the six houses we built - this is in addition to the 7 we rented - often times because we were in the process of building and had already sold our house - or had already moved out of the area. We have lived north south east and west ... so glad we did it, not sure I could do it again |
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 10, 2021 12:11:54 GMT
...and now I can't get that song out of my head
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Post by hmca on Jun 10, 2021 14:41:51 GMT
Janice, you have had some lovely homes.....I have lived in NJ my whole life. When we were young I thought it might be interesting and fun to live in another state......but I can't imagine packing/unpacking and adjusting to a new community as often as you have. Wonderful that it worked for you.....and am sure made your opportunities for scrapping that much more interesting.
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Post by Lillias on Jun 10, 2021 15:25:33 GMT
I agree with Helen, Janice you have had some beautiful homes. Was it you or your husband who was the architect or designer of your homes? I can't imagine moving so many times. My parents moved home twice when I was still living with them and since getting married and setting up our first home together we have moved once and that's enough for me.
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 10, 2021 17:48:41 GMT
We built from models - with various builders. A couple of the houses were nearly finished so all we could do was choose the finishing touches.
One we turned from a two story model to a ranch (one story) and elongated it to make a hallway to get to a third bedroom we had added. Redesigned the kitchen. The builder's architect changed the plans to suit our wishes. That was the most fun - the most 'custom'.
One build was from a ranch to a two story - the builder 'winged it' - no drawings. I have no idea why we took that leap of fate. He did an excellent job.
There are two kinds of 'builds' in the US.
One that is varied types and prices of 'custom' where you start from a model and make changes or you use an architect's drawing.
If you build in a subdivision - which is a community of houses - you buy a lot from the subdivision developer and you choose a builder that will build within the parameters of what the developer requires (size/quality). Other than fitting into those parameters, you can build just about anything you like.
Another kind of house building is called 'tract housing' - where all the houses in the subdivision are built by the same builder - there are usually about 7/10 models to choose from, but you don't have much to say about changes - except from a designated list - (the footprint stays the same and you get to change only surface things.). After you sign that contract, you cannot do anything to the house until it's finished and you get the key.
We built our first house and enjoyed the process so much that we were out looking at model homes within a few years.
We did move for jobs, but the majority of our moves were for fun - turned out to be an expensive hobby. LOL
And yes, the physical process of moving got harder and harder the older we got. This last move, someone else packed for us - a job that had been mine for all the other moves. Kinda liked sitting back and watching others work.
Moving is the best thing that can happen to you. You are forced to look at the junk and determine if it's worth moving. Most times, the answer is no.
Then why did we save it?
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Post by Lillias on Jun 10, 2021 17:55:43 GMT
turned out to be an expensive hobby. I bet it was... |
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 10, 2021 18:16:41 GMT
Helen - not sure who 'those' people where - the ones willing to move and move and move - across the country and back - dragging two young kids. Maybe it was because we didn't know better and each experience turned out OK. Am I that brave today? Nope.
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Post by jackscrap on Jun 10, 2021 22:44:46 GMT
What a fabulous page of memories, all beautiful looking homes. A great opportunity to get rid of all the non essential stuff that we accumulate over the years. Which one was the hardest to move away from?
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 11, 2021 0:19:04 GMT
We liked all the places we lived. Even the rentals turned out fine, and moving and adjusting was never too difficult. Although it took me about a year to really get comfortable in each community.
On the other hand, not having the continuity of being around extended family is a negative. I feel this loss more at this age than when we were younger. Don’t know if what we did to the kids was good or bad in the long run. Glad we moved back to family during their teen years so they could get reacquainted with their cousins- friendships that continue to this date.
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