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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a picture of what the house looks like, but not the actual site. \u00a0 If you mentally replace the mountains and pine trees with huge power \u00a0lines and the grass with rocks and dirt, it would be pretty accurate. \u00a0 \u00a0People ooh and aah over the house as they go through it, it is new and shiny. \u00a0 For $100 one can enjoy the fantasy that this house will be their’s.<\/p>\n
I think a lot about houses because I would love to have a house that did not have stairs. \u00a0 (The above house has 16 stairs between levels, a visitor counted them last week \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0). \u00a0 Which brings me to my<\/em>\u00a0dream house. \u00a0 My sister in law called me about this house and I leapt right into the fantasy. \u00a0 It has everything I would want in a house, including jillions of stairs.<\/p>\n It comes with a built in jungle, no waiting for one to grow.<\/p>\n A painted ceiling and a gas and electric chandelier.<\/p>\n The dining room sideboard and table are original to the house and match the woodwork.<\/p>\n Does it have a ballroom on the third floor? \u00a0 Of course.<\/p>\n And a massive stained glass window, a standard feature of this sort of a house.<\/p>\n Alas, this property is doomed to remain a fantasy because reality set in. \u00a0It’s too big of a project for us old bats, and of course the sheer size of it, makes it daunting to consider. \u00a0 (Although everyone I have spoken to thinks the 5 car garage would be great).<\/p>\n When I came back down to earth I realized that I am actually living in my dream home. \u00a0 I have deer that come and go as they please (no responsibility there). \u00a0 I have a beautiful view of the mountain from my front door. \u00a0 And my house is a solidly built custom home, there is not another one just like it. \u00a0 It was fun to contemplate, but reality is just fine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I belong to a service organization. \u00a0 One the the things that we do is raise money for a children’s cancer treatment center. \u00a0 The big way that money is raised is by raffling off a house. \u00a0 Over half of the available (8000) raffle tickets have been sold at $100\/ticket. \u00a0 From now until … Continue reading Dream home vs. Fantasy home<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n