Today when I was doing the dishes I noticed two little lizards playing on our sunny retaining wall and it made me feel kind of sad and melancholy. It reminded me of Nick and Josh's herping days, having the preschoolers get excited to see the lizards during recess and my little Claire chasing back and forth after the lizards last year. I started thinking about all the improvements we have made and I decided to make a list about the things I will truly miss about this house:
Lizards running and sunning on the back wall
My glorious, deep, stainless steel kitchen sink
My corian counter top
The downstairs bathroom with bronze fixtures and matching accessories and Texas stars
Our big soaking tub with the built in shampoo shelf (simple pleasures)
A perfect place to hang my pretty chime
Big wall grouping of family pictures downstairs
Hanging my quilts from the landing
Hanging my quilts on the walls with vaulted ceilings
from Craig - the nice wide driveway
Our old tree in the front yard that died
The "new" brick wall and back gate on the west side
People knowing this was our house and having old friends drop by
Our sliding glass door that no longer sticks
(and the pretty, ruffled , country curtain valences)
Knowing how to operate all the appliances
Our one-year-old A/C unit
Being close to shopping
Knowing my address and phone number - I have had the same phone number for over 30 years. . .
Friends close by I can count on in a heartbeat
Ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and landing, especially my pretty master bedroom fan
The sweet memories of raising our family the past 16 years, including 5 graduations, 3 1/2 missionary farewell's, 3 homecomings, 5 engagements, 5 weddings, and 8 grandchildren (and the news of #9 due in January 2011).
Then it took me a lot longer to think about the things I will not miss at all. The first three were easy but I've been thinking about it all day (both lists) while I pack. Did I mention that packing is not such a fun way to celebrate the Christmas season?
The traffic due to the moronic, rude and thoughtless parents of Palm students- twice a day - that gets worse every year.
Unfriendly neighbors
Barking, yipping dogs
Rusty old group mailbox and weird postal workers
Dopey garden window in kitchen - overrated and impossible to clean
Lack of cupboard space and drawers
Lack of overhead lighting
The aging green carpeting
The aging, chipped floor tile
Needing to paint
The drafty windows
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2 comments:
there are still lizards, they will just run across the patio instead of up a wall =)
that makes me so glad!
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