Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Wait. Why are selling your house???

Blogging is weird because you can write entire posts about itty bitty teeny weeny things, things like how much I despise that show Sid the Science Kid for example.  But then when ginormous things happen, you're like "oh and by the way a herd of elephants trampled our car and it was weird.  Moving on to this MASCARA I FOUND WOW IT'S SO GREAT AND IMPORTANT."

Know what I'm sayin'?

Case in point: we are thisclose to putting our house (The House) on the market, and I sort of just brought it up in passing like it's no big deal.  And then people were like "um, can you back this train up and pick up a few passengers that you left behind, passengers like Mrs. What the Heck and  Mr. Why?"

So, here goes: Why we might be selling this old house and moving to another old house that's, like, 2 miles away.

1) Dirt road.  It's mostly fine.  It goes along with the affordable price of the home.  But it's kinda hard on the vehicles and the condition changes like crazy when there's been lots of rain or snow or any kind of weather at all.  Michigan has a LOT of weather.  So, the houses we're looking at are on paved roads and I am stoked

2) Smallish property.  Don't laugh, but 1.5 acres really is on the small side for this area.  I know!  I know!  I sound like a lunatic.  But it's kinda like we need to go all-in on this rural thing.  If we're gonna have a 17 mile drive to the nearest good grocery store, we want the trade-off to be some real land.  6 kids, 2 dogs, a flock of birds, homeschooling...more space to do the crazy things would be wonderful.  Like my biggest girl and I going on a cross-country style training run together without actually leaving home.  I mean doesn't just reading that give you butterflies of excitement in your stomach?  It does me!

3) 1 bathroom. Sigh.  I hate that that's a reason for us because I feel like such a baby, but it will be really nice having a 2nd toilet while potty training Mary.  Right now we have 6 potty-using people living in our house and it feels like we're maxed out.  If we didn't homeschool it might be easier, but we do so it can get pretty scary in that hallway sometimes while people are banging on the door demanding that the other person come out rightthisverysecond and all that jazz.  And don't even get me started on the bathing schedule.  It's gotten a little silly, truly.


Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand...that's it.

We love the area, we love our parish, everything else about the current house is fine. It will really be a move of desire rather than necessity if it works out, know what I mean?  Maybe that's what's helping me stay calm.  Really if the whole deal falls through, we will only be better off because we've done so much sprucing up to get this house ready to sell.  So the current house has gone from fine to way better than fine in a really short amount of time.  Yay!  So. All good things, all good things.

And since so many people enjoyed discussing The Bear on the Wall photobombing my post on  Friday , I'll treat you to this much clearer shot of his ridiculousness:


He can haz new home by the time we go back again?  Plz?



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26 comments :

  1. But.. but... mortgage?! Ive been so envious of your no mortgage situation! Will you have to have one now? Worth the tradeoff??

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    1. That was def a...let's call it a "concern"...when we talked about this whole project. In the end basically we figured we'd have to spend several years worth of mortgage to get the current house to where we would like it to be, plus do all the work, so it's kinda the same difference financially at this point since we aren't buying something super expensive. Does that make sense?

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    2. Yes totally get it! Im excited for you guys!

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  2. To me the 1 bathroom thing is a big reason! I really like having options in that area. Good luck with the move! :)

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    1. Last year we had the stomach flu at the exact same time and our baby was in diapers, but my husband and I both used our own bathroom. This one is mine, this one is yours. Do what you will ( gross ) Anyways It was amazing. except for how truly awful the stomach bug is. That experience alone will always having me live in a place with 2 toilets. Even in RETIREMENT.

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    2. Yes!! The stomach flu is what came to my mind too when I read that! My family of six was "living" in a hotel room last year (middle of a military move) when the stomach flu hit. I still get twitchy when I think about it. The healthiest kid was standing at the door, refereeing who got use of the toilet. Filed under "moments I will never forget": "Hey, can you move? Lilly says she's going to throw up and it needs to be in the toilet this time." (Sorry, even grosser.)

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  3. The one bathroom is reason enough!! Dirt road -- so understandable. Yep, we have 1.233 acres and it is soooo small feeling. We have 7 kids and home school with 3 working toilets. Seriously, I live like a queen. WIth 5 boys however, there is still banging on the door. Constant Input and output - I am telling you. They eat a lot and everything else too. So move while your boys are young because you are going to need that extra toilet pronto!! Good luck! If it is any consolation we are selling our acreage (sale pending) and don't have a house found yet. A little stressful No? Um ... yes. This is the first year ( in 3 1/2 yrs) that one of our boys has been off of chemo (yea for remission) Thought I was gonna have a peaceful school year. **ha ha** not in this life time!!

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  4. I hear you on the dirt road ... I grew up on a Michigan dirt road, they are crazy! Hope everything works out for you!

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  5. I grew up in a family of 10 with one bathroom. I totally get that lol.

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  6. My moms' siblings (9) tell stories of three people in the bathroom at.all.times (gorgeous little house with, exotic-to-me, basement! in Minnesota) --- so someone was perched on the pot, someone else was trying to shave their legs or in the bath, and a third person was inevitably snaking the phone cord under the door in search or privacy. hahahahahah, oh, the 1960s. I love reading about your adventure, almost as much as m'gypsy soul loves moving ~ so thanks for the double thrills! You have fans in Alaska and you must come visit. Fine. Shoot a bear!

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  7. 1 bathroom is really all you needed to say. I have the kind of stomach that requires immediate access to a bathroom. When we go stay at my husband's family's place at the Cape where there are typically 7-10 people at any given time, I always have my eye on the ONE bathroom. ALWAYS! Good luck with the whole thing! I hope it works out for you...and if doesn't, you will all be fighting over one pretty awesome bathroom!

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  8. Ooh the one bathroom would have me moving too! We had one bathroom, for the 5 people and it was a pain. We decided to combine a household with my Mom, and even then we added an extra bathroom (to make it a comfortable 3- one being her private bathroom) because toilets: you really can't over do them- I mean as long as they're hooked up and working. ;)

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  9. Ode to the Dirt Road
    by Rhonda Ortiz, notapoet

    Late night. Corolla.
    Broken jack for repairing flat tire.
    Annoyed husband. Pregnant wife. Wired two-year-old.
    Tommy and Paul to the rescue.
    All was better.

    *snap snap*

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  10. You had me at "one bathroom," too. We always had at least 1.5 bathrooms after our first couple of years with just one toilet. Two toilets is about 10000% more than one. It doesn't math, but it makes sense.

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  11. Got new tires on Tuesday. Road grater came on Thursday. Got two nails in my tire on Friday. So jealous of everyone who lives on pavement.

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  12. You do NOT sound like a baby for wanting more bathroom! You NEED at least one more!
    But seriously that bear skin, though.

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  13. I like the bear skin! But then again, my parents live in Alaska and they have two bear rugs - a Kodiak Grizzly (shot by my dad) and a black bear (shot by my mom). They also have moose antlers and a baleen "whale tooth" mounted on the wall. But, I understand that's not for everyone :-) Good luck with the house hunting, buying and selling! (the one bathroom thing is totally legit)

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  14. Thanks for acknowledging "Mr. Why?" (haha, there's so much good humor here that it's worth just skipping over the stuff about Mascara, etc.) The ONE BATHROOM? Yes, you must move. Not just because of the stomach virus. Your kids will become teenagers. Suddenly, without warning, children who used to have to be forced into the bathtub even when they were covered with mud will begin showering, on their own, without being asked, every day, sometimes more than once a day, with their own shampoo, and conditioners, and lotions and goops and... you just need more than one bathroom! ALSO... (and I speak from experience)... as your children become teens, your husband becomes... ummm... how shall I say this?... "middle aged." Men don't go through menopause, but they do have... ummm... a need to use the bathroom more, so.... The only question is, "What will happen to the name of this blog?" I'm sure your sense of humor will come up with something. Indeed, it's a wonder to see how much has happened since you started this blog, how much y'all have grown (not just numerically), how much you've been enriched by so many experiences that you never could have anticipated. Thanks for sharing so much with us. God bless you!

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  15. Oh, that's only a bear? And here I thought your potential new house was haunted and Something was photobombing your shot.

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  16. The one bathroom deal would be THEE reason to move. 'Nuff said. ;)

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  17. Why the red trim around the bear???

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  18. Okay… random question… What site/source did you buy your current house from and would you buy another house site unseen again? Or maybe you already have a post on this and I haven't found it yet!

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  19. I love that the dirt road example... Michigan dirt roads after a long winter are the worst :) Plus they don't plow dirt road... so you're pretty much stuck until a kindly farmer decides to plow the road instead of pulling each stuck car out individually lol

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