Friday, February 22, 2008

Home

At some point, in the next few years, we will move into another house, a bigger house. I don't want to think about it just yet.

I know we need more space, but leaving our little home will break my heart.

This is the first house I ever bought. It has atrocious 1950s bathroom tile and the usual maddening issues that accompany older houses.

But I love it.

What makes it a home? My home?

My living room at Christmas...





The doggie in the laundry basket.



Our cheery turquoise kitchen.




And the sound of these, pattering down the hallway each evening, tells me, always, that I am home.


This is my contribution to Dawn's Home series for Showin' off Saturday. Go see what others have posted...

17 comments:

Kellan said...

It's a nice house Cathy - a nice home! I also live in an old house that will never be the house of my dreams, but it is our home and will always be our home - that is all that matters.

Have a good weekend - Kellan

ShannanB said...

I can't imagine moving, even though I would imagine we will some day. You fall in love with all the quirks and features and find yourself loving them (or at least appreciating them). Have I mentioned the turquoise pressboard walls in my son's bathroom???

Paige said...

Old houses are wonderful and warm, but they are not without their quirks. That's why I love mine and would have a hard time leaving it, just as I had a hard time leaving the one I lived in before it.

Amie Adams said...

Gosh I love kiddie toes!!

dawn224 said...

I love this :) Thanks.

flutter said...

This made me teary. So beautiful

furiousBall said...

kid toes are cosmically right.

Kathi said...

i love these shots! what awesome munchkins!

Beth Cotell said...

Home is where the family is so I have no doubt your next house will feel like home in no time!

Misty DawnS said...

Love these photos and love this post Cathy! I started cracking up when I saw the "What??? Am I in trouble?" look on the dog's face - Yes, I see that look quite often!

Anonymous said...

You will have an awesome home where ever you live. Because you have your family with you.

But first homes are always special, aren't they?

Liv said...

Your paneling makes me think of my paneling. It's my first home, too.

carrie said...

Like you, I will always have a special place in my heart for our first home -- even though it was tiny. It was ours. Our first mortgage, our very own and I still drive by to see how it's doin'.

I love the pics.

Anonymous said...

I love the idea of living in a older hourse and yours looks lovely

Family Adventure said...

A beautiful house, and a lovely post, Cathy!

Thanks for sharing.

Heidi

Julie Pippert said...

Your house is a very, very fine house. :)

Life As I Know It said...

We just moved last summer from our first house where I brought home my babies. We needed more space, and a better town. And, oh, how I agonized about finding the perfect house where my kids would grow up.
There is no perfect house. It's the family and the memories that make a perfect home.