How It All Began

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Our house was built sometime around the turn of the century. Bud's deed research shows that there was no home on the property when it was sold in 1896. When it was sold again in 1903, the house had been built.

Bud's grandfather (his dad's father) bought the house and lot on Sept. 17, 1927, for $7,000. Bud's dad, Elliott, was 12 at the time. He lived there for most of the rest of his life -- with the exception of the years that he was in the Army and the years he was married to Bud's mom. He died in August 2006. He was 91.

We never considered selling the house after Bud's dad died, but we knew we needed to make some changes before we could move in. Most important, we needed a garage. The kitchen required significant cosmetic updates too. We decided we'd like to have a den-type room attached to the kitchen, so we could still enjoy each other's company during meal-prep time.