I love these pictures of Grandpa and Grandma Buswell's house. Their home brings back so many wonderful memories. I was able to help go through the house a few times, and although it was a very hard and emotional task, there were so many treasures and memories in that house, it was also a neat experience. Grandma held on to everything! She kept every single thing I had ever given her, whether it be a note, a gift, a birthday card, you name it we found it and I was only one of many grandchildren, children, cousins, neighbors, etc. All of these things obviously meant a great deal to her. We also found little notes on scrap pieces of paper that she would jot down a quote or a thought she liked and stash it in her drawer, priceless! I took a few pictures of the inside of her house...starting with the upper left hand corner, that was Grandpa and Grandma's bedroom, then their beautiful fireplace, then a picture of the swing set...where we played countless hours...our favorite thing to do was perform circus acts on it for Grandma who was always a very gracious audience, straight down is a picture of the shelf above her kitchen windows, and the bottom right corner is a picture of her utility room cupboards... Grandma had the best utility room fully equipped with plenty of cupboards for storage, counter top space, sewing machine, washer and dryer, sink, in-wall ironing board and toys for the children in the cupboard. It was a huge room with many uses and functions...awesome!! They have the most beautful home and property!
At the end of the year, I asked Stratton to tell me all about Kindergarten. Here it is, in his own words.... "We played soccer at recess a lot and our team always won. Spanish was fun! I didn't like how I got nail polish on my pants when we painted the letter "N". I liked the day when we got to play with the cars, legos, and built a tower with cups. I loved the school because I learned stuff. I loved going to computers and keyboarding. I loved "free choice" time the best because we got to play with all of the toys. My best friends in my class were Zach, Ava, Landon, Easton, and Ryan." 
