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10 Reasons Why I Love My 103 year old Home

Because...
1. Ava and I can spend even rainy days outside on our fantastic front porch
2. The trees
3. The yard, which allows us to have numerous party spots on any given day
4. The barn still smells like horses
5. The feeling I get late at night or early in the morning, when things are quiet, that this house has so many stories to tell
6. The soil is so rich from previous farm land that the overgrowth of weeds is actually a wonderful sign to plant, plant, plant
7. The wood floors which show signs of wear from years of living
8. The fact I can sleep 10 guests randomly throughout the house with almost everyone being comfortable...sorry Mark and Jim
9. The abundance of windows, for sunshine and those wonderful cross breezes
10. This is the home we brought our first born home to and it will always bring back the laughter, the tears, the happiness, the sadness, the fights, the hugs, the kisses, and the squeals of a toddler happy as a clam to live in this wonderfully old, drafty, leaky basement, too many bushes to trim, in need of a paint job, and endless projects, which all seem to keep us from moving away.

Thanks 1220 for helping Ottumwa feel like home.