A Trip Back in Time

While Josh was busy studying for his exams a few weeks ago, I was such a good wife and got the girls out of his hair. Caroline, Makayla and I took a trip back in time to Terre Conner's house in Rockford, NC. Terre rebuilt an 18oo's house almost with her own bare hands. She made much of the furniture in her house or found authentic 1800's furniture

It's such a real treat to see and experience.

Makayla and Caroline got to try their hand at being real country girls. They went around barefoot, fed a horse an apple, and swung on a wagon wheel swing. Terre's house not only includes the main house, but also a law office that has no running water, which means, no potty. We did not stay in the law office. Terre told me that when they bought the house, they had to redo the whole thing, so they stayed in the law office. Terre had to cut out a window in the small building, about as big as the girls bedroom now. The initial plan was to stay there for 6 months. They ended up living there for three and a half years, using a chamber pot and cooking in a microwave and a fire pit outside.

Of course the best part of the house is the front porch. We spent so much time out there just letting the girls play and enjoying some down time (giving the girls a break from the antiques inside)! The girls loved rocking and Terre and I loved talking. One night we stayed out talking with friends until 3 am. We took the opportunity to snag some cute pictures of Makayla. Of course, you can tell why we didn't take more pictures of Caroline :)