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Can you imagine yourself living in this log cabin with your parents and 8 other siblings? I am trying to imagine exactly that. 

What it would be like to live in the late 1800's or early 1900's? Having to work hard everyday to sustain yourself, facing the elements, and living off the land is somewhat intriguing to me. Maybe because I've never lived that way. 

I'm a product of generation x. I was raised in a quiet suburb, a neighborhood where leaving your doors unlocked and sending your kids out to play in the woods until mealtime was the norm. 

We weren't rich but we didn't want for anything. If something was needed or required, we hopped in the car and drove to the store to get it. I didn't walk uphill both ways in the snow without shoes to get to school. I didn't have to milk Old Bessie before breakfast so mom could churn our butter.

As I visited this historic monument, I stood for quite awhile observing the small things. I noticed the way the logs were cut perfectly to fit together. I could smell the pine around the foundation that was lifted off the ground and I tried to imagine the kids crawling underneath to hide or chase a stray ball. I thought I could almost see a woman on the front porch snapping beans while she swatted away the bugs.

Would I have been a good Little House on the Prairie girl? We'll never know but I sure do enjoy imagining.

Will my kids wonder the same things when they are my age?