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Hi!
I am Megan Renee. As you can see above this is the start of my ancestry adventures with a twist. I have to start with my own Mom and Dad. They were married on December 18, 1976, in the town of Dayton, WA. (Hint, my mom was 20 at that time and my dad was 18!) They had two daughters, Dana Marie and Me. My Mom and Dad were extremely motivated to provide a stable safe loving home for us, and they succeeded in my opinion.

Today, I want to talk a little about home. It is defined as a place where people or animals live and are cared for by other people (family, non-relation, or owners).

My first home was a log cabin on the South Touchet in Dayton WA built in 1983. My mom was actually pregnant with Dana when they were peeling those logs for the home. It was built on a 10-acre lot that was originally deeded to Grandpa Russell (seen above in chart). They used a metal roof, decking across the front of the house, a large, covered carport, shop with heat, barn, and fenced pasture area. The main floor was an open floor plan from the kitchen, dining area, and living room. There are 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths with a loft. It also had a wood stove in the basement and a propane stove on the main floor of the home.

This home is so special to me not only because of the safety from the weather it provided but all the memories I have stored up there. It is where I grew up. I learned to walk on those floors and endured my first crushes in that household. Dana and I played on those hills, and where we expressed our grief when our pets passed and then were buried. I learned to write on those walls, which I imagine my MMMMMMs are still next to the front door (oops giving me a pen). My absolute favorite memories though were winter days warming my feet next to the stove and falling asleep safe and warm. At this home the cement of the carport and the cement of the barn are my handprints along with my parents and sister. I raised sheep in that red barn and practiced for hours how to show them. Nothing can alter the echos of beautiful memories we built in those walls.

So, what happened? Why are we not there anymore? Well, my Dad took on the career of farming, and we moved so that we were closer to the land we worked. This is when they built the brick home in Waitsburg, WA.

The new home is on a 1.5 Acre Lot. It is meant to be the home that we, as a family, can grow old in. Hosting all our new and future memories. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, hosting family and friends. Love and laughter are in abundance with lots of food and games. It features a 2-bedroom 2-bathroom, with open concept from kitchen dining, to living room, and a 2-car closed garage. It also has a shop and a small caregiver apartment on the other side of the garage.

The resilience that my parents have shown me over the years has been nothing short of amazing. Building one home in a lifetime is a challenge by itself and they have made it through TWO! They have overcome obstacles and challenges, seen and unforeseen, and have still been able to maintain a home that we all know and love.

So, for the end of the post today, I want to give a shout out to my parents. Through all the thick and thin, good and bad, health and illness, you have and always will be heroes in my eyes because you built and maintained a home that not only I could count on, but the generations after us.
Love Yours Truly,
Megan RC-F