While we loved our little house, it just wasn't big enough for more than two. Kent has two girls from a previous marriage, and they stayed with me during the day that first summer, which was fine, but when they stayed over every other weekend - that made things cozy. They didn't have a real place to sleep, and neither the bathroom or the bedroom had a solid door, just a curtain.
So we found a two-bedroom apartment, recruited some help, and made quick work of moving. The girls had their own room, and I had a washer and dryer! :) We lived there for one year, and that first winter I discovered what a difference there was between northern Illinois and southern Missouri; -26 degrees one Sunday morning!
- Dana
Small house? When the girls came for the weekends it was like living in a closet. Actually, I have seen closets bigger than that house. We could sit in the kitchen for a meal and get food off the stove and out of the refrigerator without getting up from the table. That is not an exaggeration.
The apartment was a great improvement. It was 2 bedrooms, a large living room/dining room, a tidy kitchen with laundry, a nice sliding door leading out to a deck with a peaceful view of the local cemetery, and it was on the third floor which I loved (except when we had to move Dana's piano). The drive to work was a little longer but it was definitely worth it.
- Kent
So we found a two-bedroom apartment, recruited some help, and made quick work of moving. The girls had their own room, and I had a washer and dryer! :) We lived there for one year, and that first winter I discovered what a difference there was between northern Illinois and southern Missouri; -26 degrees one Sunday morning!
- Dana
Small house? When the girls came for the weekends it was like living in a closet. Actually, I have seen closets bigger than that house. We could sit in the kitchen for a meal and get food off the stove and out of the refrigerator without getting up from the table. That is not an exaggeration.
The apartment was a great improvement. It was 2 bedrooms, a large living room/dining room, a tidy kitchen with laundry, a nice sliding door leading out to a deck with a peaceful view of the local cemetery, and it was on the third floor which I loved (except when we had to move Dana's piano). The drive to work was a little longer but it was definitely worth it.
- Kent
