I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOUSES! I WORKED AS A CARPENTER SINCE I WAS 17. I LOVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY CREATIVITY! I ALWAYS REMEMBER MY KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SAYING, "TOMMY WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DRAW HOUSES? BOYS USUALLY DRAW CARS AND BOATS, AND MOTOR CYCLES! I FEEL NOW IT WAS ALWAYS MY BASIC INSECURITY THAT I WAS ALWAYS DRAWN TO HOUSES BECAUSE IT REPRESENTED SECURITY TO ME! THE LAST TEN YEARS I REMODELED OLD HOUSES AND RESTORED 3 IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT IN MUSKEGON MICHIGAN!