My April Fool's Day...........

There is nothing special about my home except to say that it is mine. It won't win any awards or be in any magazines. If you drive through my neighborhood there are other houses with the exact same layout. Oh but the stories my house could tell.

I remember the day we closed on the house and I begged Phil to hang the blinds. He asked if we could do it tomorrow. I said no please let's do it today. We were there till the wee hours of the morning hanging blinds.

I remember the day Phil and I installed the wood floor in the Living Room. Do you know that the underlayment in big red permanent marker it says "Chelsea Loves Phil" and it has Kaitlynn's name and birth date along with Jackson's name and birth date. (Madelynn was no where in sight yet.)

I remember exactly where I was standing the day I told Phil he was going to be a Daddy for the first time.

I remember walking into the house, the first time we toured it and looking at Phil and telling him this is it. This is the house I want to live in. This is our house.

I remember planting every single shrub, tree and flower in the backyard.

I remember where I was standing right before we rushed Jack to the hospital, he and I were covered in blood.

I remember sitting in the living room talking to the doctor on the phone as he told us Madelynn's heart was damaged.

I remember Sunday afternoons the whole family being in Jack's room or the girls room and just playing with them, all the giggling and laughter that ensued.

Today is the anniversary of Phil and I closing on our home. We were married four months later. If these walls could talk, oh the stories it would tell of the joy, pain, laughter and tears. I am not sure why I like to celebrate this anniversary but it is one of the constants in our lives. It is the one constant that no matter what kind of day I had I still was able to come home and find peace here.

So as you celebrate your April Fool's Day with jokes and laughter at the end of the day I will be driving home to the people and place that give my life the most peace.

TTFN~