> Building a house is major trama. My daughter and her husband with their daughter, age 15 moved into a new house last week. It took almost two years to build. They are not rich, but the house makes it sound like they are. They built in on their 135 acre farm. The house is on a hill overlooking a 3.5 acre pond. It has kitchen, sunroom, living room, dining room, office and master bedroom downstairs. Upstairs, their daughter has a suite consisting of a bedroom, study, and a secret room that can only be entered from the walk-in closet.

I always dreamed of having a secret room like that, and even now I still envy your granddaughter. I used to play in the woods and make "secret hide-outs" that I sometimes let my sister in on. Sometimes I grabbed a book and a blanket, went outside, and found a tree with some good climbing branches. I would sit in the tree, reading occasionally, and revel in the idea that I could see so many more things than other people could. Ah, the memories of a life with no homework!

Ell"getting whimsical"myruh