Top 14 differences between our houses

14. 1200 square feet VS 2900 square feet.

13. Barbed wire pastures that cut 5 of my horses up causing pain for the horses and grief and financial loss for me VS a new pasture fence made without Barbed wire!

12. Overhead lighting that did not work for 14 days straight until our landlord was able to repair the electricity VS full lighting in every room. (It could have been especially romantic for Shelli and I during the 14 day electrical hiatus, however our dear friend Aaron Wyatt was staying with us during this time... so we all made the most of it, had a good time and our guest was especially gracious:)

11. Our visitors will no longer be greeted by our beautiful rent-a-dog Jewel. To date, she has bitten both of my pastors, my mom, several friends, countless school children trying to solicit, and myself. We will be looking for a new dog that doesn't bite. We feel our guests deserve a warmer welcome. However, we always felt safe with her and were thankful for the years we rented her.

10. Built in 1898. Built in 2004/5.

9. Windows are caulked shut allowing no airflow VS new windows that open and close and have screens.

8. Shag carpet in shades of calf scour yellow, pea green, hunter orange, and brown... VS contemporary tile flooring and carpet. We are going to miss the loveley blend of earth tones in each room. HA HA

7. Brad manually pumping the septic tank every 2-4 weeks VS flushing the toilet and not worrying about how soon the septic tank will be full.

6. Opening the closet, drawer, or cupboard and seeing a beautiful spider web even though you recently bombed the house.. or even worse, seeing mice run in the aforementioned places! VS no mice and no bugs except a few flies and lady bugs.

5. Having to unplug the toaster in order to make coffee without blowing the breaker. Unplugging the coffee maker to run the microwave without blowing the breaker. Unplugging all appliances including the refrigerator, and chest freezer in order to vacuum in any room in the house in order to prevent blowing a fuse. (you get the picture) VS 4 outlights in every room, you can plug whatever you want in and run an appliance in all of them at the same time:)

4. Shelli drives 7 miles to work instead of 55 miles

3. 1948 water heater. One of the first ones ever made according to our plumber... with one burner coil left that worked, but unfortunately parts could not be found to fix... resulting in 3 minute warm shower by Shelli and 2 minute luke warm shower for Brad. VS steaming hot water, long showers, and enough hot water to have 10 guests and not run out:)

2. A Furnace that worked when it wanted, that had a thermostat that told the furnace to kick in occasionally when it reached 10 degrees below the set value... with a pilot light that went out and could not be reignited for reasons unknown to the electrician. The first 2 problems occurred daily, and the 3rd problem occurred monthly for the duration of our stay. VS a furnace that is 5 yrs old and keeps my office HOT and the mainfloor comfortable!

1. Snowing in a few inches in the bedroom during blizzards and not melting for 3 days. VS A cozy bedroom with no leaks in the wall:)