Love Grows Best ....

Love grows best in little houses,

With fewer walls to separate,

Where you eat and sleep so close together.

You can't help but communicate

-Doug Stone

That's from an old Country song by Doug Stone and was always a favorite of mine. I think he was right - when you are so close together you can't help but communicate ... but sometimes its not the healthiest of exchanges. 


 "@#$% !!" after stepping on Lego in your bare feet


Screaming "If you don't pick this crap up, I'm throwing it out" at the top of your lungs.


Or the frustration that wells up inside you when you find that someone has written their name on the wall in lip gloss.


Not that any of that has EVER happened in Romanskiville *wink wink*


You might have heard, we're building a new house.  We've dubbed it Romanskiville - Rev 2.  The house, a 1968 sq ft 2 story colonial, will be constructed on our existing building lot just pushed back further.  We are allowed to live in our current home, a 1024 sq ft Cape Cod, until we have the Certificate of Occupancy for the new house.  After that, we'll have 90 - 180 days to demolish the old house.  Demolish. The. Old. House.  That was so easy to say when there was not a gigantic hole in the yard with footings poured and foundation forms constructed.  When there was not a projected delivery date for this new house that is a mere 4 weeks away.  Yes, I said delivery date - we are having a modular house built and it is under construction in a factory some where in PA.  It took months to get to this point and now things are moving so fast. 

The house we live in today never really seemed that small until the girls arrived and then all the STUFF that came with them.  Toys, dolls, little kid sized dishes, silverware, furniture and the clothes .... seriously how do they dirty, rip, change, wear them out, grow out of them SO FAST ????? They have no closets in their rooms.  Kristen has a room that is 7 x 10 with a knee wall.  There is no closet for games, puzzles, art supplies.  We are drowning in piles and clutter. Love is growing here, there is no denying that, but so is anxiety, frustration, aggravation, annoyance and bruised shins.  At times it feels like there is a complete loss of control. 


The new house has closets, a spacious and functional kitchen, and 3 bathrooms - THREE.  The downstairs employs the "open" concept and the rooms all flow together.  I fall asleep at night dreaming of the 740 sq ft, covered wrap around porch.  


Love might grow best in little houses, but I think it grows just fine in average sized homes with an open floor plan too.