Just a few closing thoughts for documentation: We have loved living in this home, where we raised our children, and served, and had happy times as well as some tough times. I look around and see and feel everybody. Even though it's empty it still breathes with the life we had here. I'm sitting in Jake/Steve's room but next time I will just drive by, no longer the place we will call home.
I am looking forward to the next phase, don't get me wrong. I just had to give a tribute to a great place. Yes, it's only walls, but it protected all those that are dear to me. So thanks house! And if you don't mind, let me shed a tear or two....
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I shed more than two tears when I left my New York apartment and that was only for a year we barely called home. So I can't even imagine how hard this would be and yes, I'm even shedding a tear for that home as well. I'm really sad we didn't make it there one "last" time.
Beautiful tribute to a beautiful home where you raised a beautiful family.
I will miss that house and that neighborhood. Thanks for posting these pictures. It still doesn't feel real to me.
I cried when I first saw this post in my email. Cried again when I looked at it to post. I'm not sure I should look at it again. I know I'm supposed to feel positively nostalgic and all grateful for the wonderful childhood here but instead I just feel downright heartbroken. No more 20 Sijsjeslaan. Can't we just ship the house to Heber & put in on the back "5"?
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