Home, Sweet Home- 33 years ago in Paris,TX

1975

Jim and I have lived in a lot of places during our almost 54 years of marriage. We were in Paris, TX while the boys were growing up and for them this is their home town. Jim worked for Vasserette Div. of Munsingwear and I got my B.S. degree from Texas A&M at Commerce (had 1 year from Troy State) while we were living there. We built this new house in 1974 and only got to live in it 2 years before Jim was transferred to Minneapolis, MN.

2007 - 32 years later

Occasionally we hear from friends back in Paris and we talk about going back for a visit - but it's a long drive from Elba. I had an email this week from one of my friends and I asked if she'd go by our old house (over 32 yrs old now) and take a picture for us. That's what you see here. The tree on the left side of the house is a sycamore and I bought it for 25 cents at Gibson's (now Walmart) and set it out - never dreaming it would get this big. The roof is a different color now. Otherwise it looks pretty much the same. You entered our garage from an alley behind the house. The room on the front right was the "music room" where the boys would gather with friends and play their musical instruments. It was a "sound-proof" room so we didn't have to listen to them practice. Bedrooms were on the opposite end. We loved living in Texas and go back often to visit our son and family who live in Austin. We are going to Austin in October and spend a couple of days on the Frio River, west of Johnson City where Pres. and Mrs. Johnson are buried.

The same family who bought our house still live there. I'm glad they are taking care of it!