The House We Moved Out Of

 

Derek and I and our then much younger family built and moved into this house at the end of February 1998 and moved out at the end of July 2020.  I took lovely pictures of all of the rooms so that we could use them to sell the house, and I thought I'd put them on my blog so we would have a record of what our house looked like (minus the usual clutter) right before we moved out.

This is the "Piano Room" -- mostly used for playing the piano or reading / doing computer things in the chairs.

The Master Bedroom

Jake's room.  The place he liked to be better than almost anywhere.

Kayli's room -- sometimes referred to as her "Cave".

The Library which used to be a kitchenette, and will be again before too long.

The downstairs family room.  Many hours of fun have been had doing tricks on the giant balls, playing the Wii, and making forts have been spent in this room!

Upstairs "Main" Bathroom -- the one everyone was hopeful we had cleaned when they needed to use it :-)

Dan's room, which had at one time been Trisa's and Connor's.

The upstairs family room.  Many pictures were taken in front of the fireplace, including the annual Christmas Eve Pajama picture.

Family / Dining / Kitchen.  It was almost never this tidy, but it witnessed a lot of life.

Ah, I like how this kitchen looks when it's clean!  It is much different than the one we originally chose with it's white floors, tan countertops, white appliances, and oak cabinets!

The "Guest" room which in this picture was Connor's room.

The Laundry Room.  Just imagine how many loads of laundry have been done in this room in over 22 years!  For the last few years we've averaged probably 8 loads or more a week.

The office.  This is where Derek worked during Covid 19 until we moved.  Now he works in the unfinished basement of the rental.  This room was a bedroom for years.

The storage room where food, decorations, paint, and miscellaneous other things have been kept over the years.

This is the green backyard.  There was a firepit near my feet when I took the picture.

And last -- the pantry.  We couldn't keep the door shut to save our lives, and it became a joke that when Derek came home from work and came in through the garage, he was greeted by an open pantry door.  The kids used to run and open it if they heard him coming if the door was miraculously closed in the first place!

We have loved this house, and the people we have met while living there!  All of our boys were born while we lived in this house!  Now it is time to take the happy memories, hopefully keep all of the friends we have made, and move on with the next adventure!