1626 Horseshoe DrivePueblo, Colorado
In January of 1955, after watching the house go up from the foundation to completion, we moved into our first new home at 1626 Horseshoe Drive. It had three bedrooms and a full basement which could be finished by putting wall board on the already installed partitions. We were very excited and anxious for the day to move in.
The loan was for $13,000 for 360 months at 4½ % interest with another $30.96 per month for taxes and insurance. It was a very nice home and we enjoyed it very much for several years.
-And I think that Grandpa Jess was afraid they wouldn't be able to make the payments!
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Up the hill to the right of our home was the club house with a swimming pool. The boys practically lived there in the summer. To the left at the end of the block was the boy's school. In the winter, the boys would take the bus in front of the school and go to the YMCA. They did all kinds of activities there. The first time I saw them on a trampoline was there. I can still remember Don jumping on that tramp with his legs wide apart and a big grin on his face. His front teeth were missing. Later, we took the boys to a state meet in Denver, and Jim came in second in the state on the trampoline. The new church building was also just a few blocks from our home. Lou was now an elementary principal, and I had just started teaching school. Lou's Dad was certain that we had made a mistake and wouldn't be able to pay for our home. I think he just didn't want us to move out of his houses. We had lived in homes that had belonged to him, and I don't think we had ever paid any rent since we had been married. We had each worked to get our educations, and we had had our family. We probably would have had a very difficult time without his help. We did pay rent in Greeley. He just wasn't ready to let us be independent of his help. ELB
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