Today is the 40th anniversary of moving into our home. Ten years ago on July 30th, 2013 (30th anniversary) I posted this - https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f27/july-30-1983-thirty-years-ago-today-67710.html
We are still here! We've done a few more improvements, a new kitchen in 2019 and the deck renovation this spring. But the biggest "improvement" to our lives in this house is that now we have two grandsons (Nov. 2018 and Aug. 2021) who live just a mile away and spend plenty of time here with us. They stay overnight and I tell them this was your Daddy's home when he was a little boy. The 4 year old grandson loves the clothes chute I mentioned in the 30 year post.
At age 28 in 1983 we moved here and had long term plans but certainly not this long! I could not have imagined anything past our 30 year mortgage and future kids growing up. We are quite happy here and the place still works well for us. DH still likes doing the yard work. I don't know if we will make it to 50 years here in 2033, but I hope we can.
We are still here! We've done a few more improvements, a new kitchen in 2019 and the deck renovation this spring. But the biggest "improvement" to our lives in this house is that now we have two grandsons (Nov. 2018 and Aug. 2021) who live just a mile away and spend plenty of time here with us. They stay overnight and I tell them this was your Daddy's home when he was a little boy. The 4 year old grandson loves the clothes chute I mentioned in the 30 year post.
At age 28 in 1983 we moved here and had long term plans but certainly not this long! I could not have imagined anything past our 30 year mortgage and future kids growing up. We are quite happy here and the place still works well for us. DH still likes doing the yard work. I don't know if we will make it to 50 years here in 2033, but I hope we can.
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