"We have a House to Catch!"

my son said as we raced after it in our car. Our stick frame house was built by Timberland Homes in Auburn Washington, then dismantled and trucked up I-5 and across Deception Pass bridge to our Whidbey Island property.

I took the kids out of school, my husband left work and some friends joined us to watch as the house parts were trucked in, jacked and rolled onto the foundation.

My dear friend Joie celebrated the whole process with us!

On the 3rd day, we were able to walk through the home that we designed with Timberland and could hardly contain our excitement (as you can see, I didn't) at how roomy the little cottage feels, how the windows frame the views of water and farm and how cute it looks nestled into the tiny patch of trees on our lot.

Envisioning arbors of honeysuckle... surrounded by Island County native plants

Even the wildlife welcomed us - fresh deer tracks traversed the mud every morning and bald eagles, great blue heron, ducks, geese and songbirds all swirled overhead.