What's our plan for the 114 you may ask? Well, we are currently living in Ellensburg 100 miles away from the house but Dave and Kathy Barnes are looking after the house till March when we move to Waterville. Once we are in Waterville we will be staying in the Barnes's 5th Wheel trailer while we make 114 liveable.

114 is a very structurally sound house without sagging floors or a sunken foundation. There is hardly any creaking or groans which is very surprising for how old the house is. The previous owners "The Harmons" lived in the house for many years (how many? not sure yet). The Harmons did not have any children to wear the house out like our both of our families did. To take the place of children the Harmons had at least a million cats! They loved their feline friends and everyone in town knew this and would bring "spare cats" to 114 for adoption. Cats do not harm the structure of the house but boy they can sure stink a place up! The smell was horrific when we first had the tour of the place during the summer...even worse when we returned while it was raining...ugh. The tremendous damage is what allowed us to get such a great deal on the place but it also means that we will be gutting the entire house including much of the subfloor. When we are finished we will have a "new" house with the Crafstman charm.