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At 10:17 PM,  Hen Jen said...

Picture of the house my father-in-law built, on the day of his memorial.
He lived here 40 years, raised 7 children- in a much smaller tract home. In 1995 he tore the house down and built this house. I get such a kick out of the fact that all of his children had married and moved out, except the youngest when he built this huge house. He envisioned a house big enough to host all the grandchildren during holidays. It truly does. After the memorial, we had the reception here. This picture was taken that day. Dad loved the classic movie "Mr. Blandings builds his dream house", funny, or not so funny, we didn't see him watching it after he built his house...
The only thing original to the house is the fireplace.

 

At 10:27 PM,  Hen Jen said...

p.s. wanted to add, if you want to see the whole big family, look at my sidebar in the "best of home" box, choose the first link that says "Blessings-family portrait".

 

At 3:37 AM,  palmtreefanatic said...

wow! that is amazing! thanks for stopping by....

 

At 4:44 AM,  Carina said...

Beautiful house. I guess that's the kind of thing that happens frequently (Building your big house after the kids are gone.) I know my parents never had a dishwasher when I lived there. =)

 

At 9:37 AM,  Hen Jen said...

babystepper,

I feel your pain...my parents put in a pool when I moved out!

thanks for visiting and commenting!

Jenny

 

At 11:07 AM,  Anonymous said...

That is one huge house! I bet it's filled with warmth during the holidays!

 

At 11:59 AM,  At A Hen's Pace said...

Gorgeous home--and what a wonderful vision he had for it.

Will your mother-in-law continue to live there alone?

Jeanne

 

At 7:25 PM,  Sunflower said...

It is huge, look like a hotel!

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At 8:18 PM,  Anonymous said...

It is a beautiful home! What a blessed man to have such a love for his family. =) -Tiffany

 

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