1975

"I always hated this picture" he says "I had such a bad cold that day".
It was a brand new house with one of those sunken living rooms that were so popular back then.  We were well established in our new community, had been living in the old part of town for a couple of years, renting a house, and had finally decided to take the plunge and buy a fancy house in an upscale neighborhood.
The photographer gave us a deal.  
It was a real effort to get the kids all home at the same time and in some sort of looking good mode.   We hated that dog.  He was completely spaced out.  Ran wildly all over and drove us nuts. We eventually got rid of it.  I still remember the lady driving away with him in her car.  I felt sorry for her.
We ended up hanging the picture in the dining room.
We didn't live in the house for long before we knew we'd made a huge mistake.  The shower in an upstairs bathroom spewed water down the walls. Weird smells in the closets.  Carpet coming loose all over the place. The owner belonged to some sort of sect where you were always supposed to have a year's supply of food.  He left a full freezer in the basement.  Does anyone else have a story like this?  I doubt it.   
We were lucky that the economy was good and we made money on the re-sale.  After that, we refused to look at any house that was "custom built".