Tanner Life

My parents new house!

Some people have hobbies. They collect coins, play golf, have dinner parties or paint. My parents, they build new houses. This will be the 5th house they've lived in since I've been born, all within a 7 mile radius. (I clocked it) Three of those they've built. While they were building two of those, they've still been able to live in that 7 mile radius. Once they rented a tiny apartment in a man's garage, just the 3 of us and it was still too close for comfort! This time, there is already a house on the property. (That is where we'll eventually move we're pretty sure. That's another story for another blog though)

They have been looking for property in the area (OK, they didn't really think they'd find any THAT close) for a couple of years now. Just this past winter they found this land just 1.2 miles from where they were living. (13 miles from us) It's beautiful. It has open pasture land, where they are building. It is wooded at the back, with a creek coming up to the edge of the property. There is all sorts of wildlife out there. There are about 50 turkeys that come through the area each late afternoon, it's quite a hoot! There are several small groups of deer as well. My parents are so enjoying living over there and watching all the animals each evening. They bought a golf cart for getting around and they have been all over the place, down the road, to the neighbors and on and on. They've completely befriended everyone around them. The guy behind them has become a great friend to Dad, the neighbors across the street are stopping by all the time, the wonderful little lady next door is a hoot. (She owns the Owl Tree book store if you guys from Powder Springs go in there, Ms. Melburn.) My "childhood through college" best friend's parents live just through the woods. We thought we were already living close, now it's just around the corner. (literally) Her parents walk/run by now all the time. Anyway, Mom & Dad sold their house in May, after just a handful of months on the market, a miracle right now for sure. They moved into the existing house and started the paperwork permit process.

It took 3, VERY LONG, months to get the permits to build. It was an entire nightmare and the hoops they had to jump through were insane. It reminded me of our journey to be approved for adoption. Finally though, in August, they got the OK. I was there and it was hilarious because literally an hour later, Dad's contractor & his friend who does grading all showed up to get to work. They had a dug out basement by dark!!!!


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August 14
(the word supervisor is over my Dad. He is over there all day, every day. He sits in that golf cart and watches every move they make. Bless their hearts is all I can say!)


August 15

August 22

September 5th