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<\/a><\/p>\nI love my 2 porches. I can sit, out of the sun, and enjoy my kids playing in the cul-de-sac. Last week our porch served as an impromptu hair salon as one of our overnight guests gave everyone haircuts on the porch!<\/p>\n
I love the playroom because the kids have a place to play and make messes, without disturbing the rest of the house<\/p>\n I love my living room, with the tall bookcase. One little guest last week pulled many books off the shelf and had special reading time with grandparents, parents, and cousins.<\/p>\n I love my new dining room table, that use to sit in my grandfather’s house. I have memories of special dinners at his house, and am creating many new memories of my own.<\/p>\n I love the hydrangea bush in the yard. The kids love smelling the flowers and they enjoy picking them for the house too.<\/p>\n I love my neighborhood because all the families gather outside in the evenings and the kids play together.<\/p>\n I love my house because it doesn’t have this view<\/p>\n or look like this from across the way<\/p>\n I love my house because it is filled with this….<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this…<\/p>\n and this….<\/p>\n I love my house because it is a gathering place for family and friends. It doesn’t matter how many square feet I might have or what color I painted the walls. What matters are the memories made and the bonds of family and friendship that are strengthened between the walls.<\/p>\n For more Gratituesday visit Laura<\/a> and for more Talk about Tuesday visit Lara! <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been almost two months since we moved into our new house. Since then, we have had over 20 overnight guests, held two birthday parties, and have become a gathering spot for the neighbors. I love having people over, and I want people to feel welcome to stop by my house anytime, even unannounced. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[743,992,1218,1287,1694],"class_list":{"0":"post-1247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-my-home-homemaking","7":"tag-family","8":"tag-friends","9":"tag-home","10":"tag-house","11":"tag-my-home","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n