Month: July 2020

July 2020 Goodbye Sumner House

Goodbye Sumner House

On July 25th Rob and I left our house at 3210 Mill View Court in Suwanee, Georgia. It was a bittersweet day. We were looking forward to new adventures and knew that we had to give up some things to make way for new things. We both felt a sense of relief. The packing was done. The house was sold. We did not have yard work to do or house repairs. We could walk away with many happy memories. Now is the time for another family to love this house.

It was a time to reminisce. Rob and I took a trip down memory lane. Many family milestones were reached since moving here, September 8, 1988. Emily was 5 ½, and starting kindergarten and Trent was 1 ½, mastering walking. 

We brought Bethany home for the hospital to Mill View Court in December of 1989. One of my favorite memories of that day was laying Bethany down for a nap in our master bedroom. When I went back to check on her, Trent and Emily were in the bed with Bethany, on each side of her, sound asleep. Such a picture of peace and tranquility.  

As the children grew, we created family traditions. Birthdays were celebrated with parties and friends. We remembered: the Suwanee Police knocking on our door before Trent’s 7th birthday party, the muddy carpet of Emily’s indoor/outdoor 16th birthday, and Bethany’s surprise pool party for her 11 ½ th birthday.

Other Sumner traditions celebrated at 3210 Mill View Court included:

  1. Homemade cookies the first and last day of school each year
  2. Carving pumpkins in October
  3. All three children sleeping in the same room Christmas Eve and, of course, Santa on Christmas morning
  4. Dying Easter Eggs
  5. A few April Fool’s Day pranks
  6. Family gatherings on Thanksgiving Day
  7. College Football in the fall
  8. Sleeping in on Summer Days
  9. Surprises from the children on Mother’s and Father’s Day
  10. Staying up late on New Year’s Eve, and
  11. Holding hands to say blessings before meals

Through the years we made changes and updates to the house. Perhaps the biggest change was to paint the red brick gray. Mill Creek and 3210 Mill View Court proved to be a wonderful place for us to raise our family. We were richly blessed with woods to explore, a creek to discover, a backyard for play, trees to climb and space to learn and create. The house was a home filled with love.

Goodbye, Sumner House. Thanks for the memories.