To completely understand this journey you must know a little of the backstory. {We will get to the good stuff soon} My home has been in my family for seven generations. I was lucky enough to grow up in this home. The greatest part was that I was surrounded by family. My Aunt Pie lived on the first floor. She cooked wonderful meals and was famous for her cheese straws. My grandmother lived in a smaller home just across our driveway. That home was destroyed in 2004 and there is another home in its place that we call "The Cottage." My parents and I lived on the second floor until I was 17 and we then moved into "The Cottage" to enjoy modern amenities it offered. The central heating and air-conditioning along with showers were very appealing! Before we moved my mom, Sweetie Pie single handedly began renovations. She sand blasted the tin ceilings in the second floor hallway, ripped down wallpaper, and sand blasted most of the wood work on the second floor. However, life got in the way and she was not able to finish. There were many attempts to find a solution to the growing concerns surrounding the house but we were still unable to save Lakewood.
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