Boise, Idaho

As you read this post, Gentle Blog Reader, we will be moving furniture into our new home.

Actually movers will be moving furniture into our new home. We’ll still be moving little items and boxes, bazillions of them…

As we are moving in, I’m FINALLY reconciling to the fact that this is really happening.

We’re moving in to a house that Rich didn’t build–the first time that has happened in three moves over nearly 40 years.

I loved all three houses that he built for different reasons.

Rich was pouring the footings for the first house as I was being admitted into the hospital to have our son, one day after our first wedding anniversary, 37 years ago this month.

The second house was perfect for raising our kids in. They were nearly eight and five when we moved in and done with college when we moved out. It wasn’t until after we moved out that I heard all the stories of them sneaking out in the middle of the night… 🙂

Both of those houses were wonderful, but the last one will always hold a special place in my heart. I loved living in the mountains, especially when it snowed. One year we got over 9′ of snow!

I loved that Rich worked so hard on it, and that he did such amazing and beautiful work.

As you look at the pictures below realize that he did everything except the concrete work, framing, and sheet rocking. I helped a little on the weekends, but he did the rest ALL BY HIMSELF! It took him nine months to finish the house–a true labor of love.

Since we sold it in May of last year, I kept hoping that the buyers wouldn’t like it and put it back on the market so we could buy it back. No such luck–they love it, too!

To honor it and all of Rich’s (and a bit of my) hard work on it, the rest of today’s post will contain pictures of that house.

View from the Road

Front Entrance

Back Yard and Patio

Main Living Area

Kitchen and Dining Area

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

Rich’s Shop

Kathy’s “Shop”
View from the Front Door

Wildlife

I’m still going to miss that house and living in the mountains, but I know that moving our stuff into our new house will help us feel more at home soon.