We’ll build memories in the new house, too

“Because I Said So” column for The Commercial Appeal

February 19, 2009

I recently moved my family from the house we had lived in for almost 12 years.

It was our first home, which Kristy and I bought when she was pregnant with our oldest, Calvin. At two bedrooms, one bath and 1,240 square feet, it was just the right size for a starter home. Even after our second child, Joshua, came along, it fit us just fine; boys are meant to share a room.

And then the third, Somerset, arrived and things became a bit snug. Kristy and I moved from a bedroom into the den in the back of the house because a little girl required her own room. The new set-up was a little unorthodox, but we did what we could with what we had … (read more)