Old Homestead .......

It is our Easter tradition to travel to my brother's house the night before Easter so we can color eggs with him and my niece.  She is now 14 years old so I'm not sure how long this tradition will continue!

After supper and before we started coloring eggs we took a trip to the house I was raised in.  My Mom has not lived there for many years (she now lives in California!), but she still owns the house.  

Back in January her tenants moved out of the house and left it a mess.  My brother has been cleaning it out and fixing it up and my one sister has been in charge of cleaning it up since the tenants moved out.  According to my brother it's been a lot of hard work, but it's coming together. 

As we walked through the house we talked about old times ....... so many wonderful memories.  But it's a little sad to see how the tenants have let things go.  Pictured here is the living room.  On either side of the fireplace there used to be book shelves ...... once lined with my parents books. 

Hopefully some day soon the house will once again be like I remembered and will be another family's pride and joy.