tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post5435410205258999721..comments2023-11-25T07:32:42.065-07:00Comments on The Zees Go West: Before and Afterclairzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-67192309243598184832011-09-13T08:53:13.036-06:002011-09-13T08:53:13.036-06:00Beck, Dee has fond memories of painting that summe...Beck, Dee has fond memories of painting that summer, too. Imagine!clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-38471112075255585462011-09-13T08:28:39.633-06:002011-09-13T08:28:39.633-06:00I remember when we first started painting the hous...I remember when we first started painting the house I LOVED painting it!(I had never painted anything before). That feeling was short-lived. In real life that house was very large (and it gets even bigger when you are the ones painting it. Lol)and after awhile we all got more then a little moody but I have to admit that when we were finished, I was very happy we did it. It was the first big job we had done with ALL of the family and we did sneak a lot of fun into the job. The painting of that house is now a fond memory for me because of us all working together as a family and if I was able to choose one particular time in my life I could revisit, it would be the summer we painted that house...Rebecca Zarges-Joynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-92075680771489242282009-01-22T16:24:00.000-07:002009-01-22T16:24:00.000-07:00I think it looks much better with the white paint ...I think it looks much better with the white paint and dark shutters. I bet you did have a time doing all that painting yourselves.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078537002880283509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-26361998873379037842009-01-20T12:09:00.000-07:002009-01-20T12:09:00.000-07:00Well, Erikka, if you go back to the beginning of t...Well, Erikka, if you go back to the beginning of this series and read all the posts, you will begin to see a pattern. We bought the house we could afford--that meant that there were lots of repairs to be made. Once they were made, such an old place will always need more. So, we would fix one thing up, and another thing would fall down or flake or freeze or collapse or catch on fire, which would mean that more repairs were necessary. <BR/><BR/>I'd say if you have lots of money and really love antique homes, you might have a good experience. If you are skilled at plumbing and carpentry and roofing, etc. etc. etc. and don't mind spending a lot of time working on your home, ditto. <BR/><BR/>I can say this--once we moved from the Kelley House, we were amazed at all the time and money we weren't spending on our new house. <BR/><BR/>We'll always have the stories, though, and the memories of our experience there.clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-48205822337934291642009-01-20T08:36:00.000-07:002009-01-20T08:36:00.000-07:00The house was blue first?!?! How pretty! I did lik...The house was blue first?!?! How pretty! I did like the natural colonial white though too. <BR/><BR/>Would you recommend an old house to a couple looking to buy a home? why or why not?Akkirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448133755067849396noreply@blogger.com