There's No Use Cryin' Over

(and yes... At least as much went into the house when he dropped the gallon of milk.)

The Floors

After a short debate over light or dark, we settled on dark and the floors were stained yesterday.  They still need varnished, but these pictures can give you an idea of what they will look like.

All thanks to my Father-In-Law!

A Few Finished Rooms

A few of the rooms at our house are finished.

The Master Bedroom

The TV Room / Study

The Bathroom 

The Kitchen

The upstairs and the boys rooms are also finished, but I don't have pictures of those yet.  The trim (around the doors of the two rooms and the bathroom isn't done yet, but here is a picture of the trim.

Spring Break

It's official.

At 8:00pm, Thursday evening, after the parent-teacher conferences were officially over... Spring Break started!  Two of my students decided to leave me a little sign on the white board.

As usual for me, my Spring Break will have plenty of Spring, but not too much Break.  I will finally get to devote some serious time to the house, especially because I was thinking about moving in at some point next week.

At the same time I would love to give some time to the planning of the Easter Service at Church.  I also need to work on my truck and my car.  And I was hoping to spend some good quality time with the kids.  Then, before I know what is happening, it will be time for school again.  I already have the chalkboard ready for the little buggers!

The Next Prospect

Here is the next house that we are looking at.

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That last one just wasn't going to work.  There were too many unworkable variables involved with the last one. I was almost ready to make an offer, but I just didn't feel right about it.

This new one actually has more square footage than the last one.  I has a two car garage.  It is a lower price, but a nicer neighborhood.  We made an offer on Friday, so now I am simply waiting to hear what the owners are going to do.

A potential buy...

Here is the house that we are looking at:


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We are still doing a little research before we make an offer, but we are leaning in this direction. I am going to find out about the power bills today, and we are doing a little background research on the neighborhood.

It is a really cool house. There is one full bath and two half baths, three bedrooms, living room, dining room, sun room, attached garage, plus... the basement is basically like a one bedroom apartment, complete with kitchen... Then there is a finished attic with a spiral staircase in one of the bedrooms going up to the top. It is also a quirky, odd house. My wife, of course, loves it. I just struggle with the other stuff: What direction is the neighborhood going? Is it going to be a money pit? Can my wife take a walk and feel safe? etc.


Here is the listing.