Homeowners! It's 1969 and my family has moved around for many years. We moved here because of the military base there. It's hard to imagine that this adventure began in Florida. This house is so different from the property and the trailer that we had there. It's nothing like Georgia either. I think the closest that any of us have come to having a real house before this one was the one we rented on Harris street. We also had a little flat, and then base housing when we were in Berlin. I painted a mural in the flat, a West Texas mural, to make it feel more like home. Kathy is 13 years old and this is the first permanent home she's ever had - it's our house! We paid $10,000 for the house - our savings - but it will be worth it. This house is a project! It had been an apartment building during World War II, and many of the components (kitchens, odd bathrooms, and locks) haven't ever been replaced or removed. The house is in bad need of painting and the roof needs some attention. But, as I looked at Dot today I realized that this was the right choice (no matter the headache and pain of renovation) because this is something that we finally own together.
Day 3: Imagine your ancestor getting the keys to his first house or car. Write a journal entry from his point of view that describes the car/place and his feelings about it.
Homeowners! It's 1969 and my family has moved around for many years. We moved here because of the military base there. It's hard to imagine that this adventure began in Florida. This house is so different from the property and the trailer that we had there. It's nothing like Georgia either. I think the closest that any of us have come to having a real house before this one was the one we rented on Harris street. We also had a little flat, and then base housing when we were in Berlin. I painted a mural in the flat, a West Texas mural, to make it feel more like home. Kathy is 13 years old and this is the first permanent home she's ever had - it's our house! We paid $10,000 for the house - our savings - but it will be worth it. This house is a project! It had been an apartment building during World War II, and many of the components (kitchens, odd bathrooms, and locks) haven't ever been replaced or removed. The house is in bad need of painting and the roof needs some attention. But, as I looked at Dot today I realized that this was the right choice (no matter the headache and pain of renovation) because this is something that we finally own together.
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