.....we are beginning a new chapter in a new (to us) home.
My mother-in-law is moving into a new house and we are moving into hers. Weird but wonderful.
We are very excited about this move but this has been home since 2004 so....I am in a weird mood tonight....the last night in this house. This is only going to be the 3rd time I have moved....EVER.
We are going to have so much more room and a more kid friendly yard and streets. My kids literally cannot bounce a ball in our driveway without it rolling all the way to the street. They cannot ride their bikes in our driveway or on our street because of the steepness of our driveway and the hills and curves in the streets. In our new house we will be right before a culdesac.
My mother-in-law has kept our kids for us since they were both 12 weeks old so they have somewhat grown up in her house as well so it is already confortable and familiar for them. Their heights have been marked on one of her doorframes and they have friends in the neighborhood already which is beyond ideal.
There are a million reasons why I am excited and happy and there are a million reasons why I am a little sad.
I will cherish the memories we made in this house over the years and I am really looking forward to making more in our new home.
Things I would tell the new owners if I could:
In my shower hot is cold and cold is hot. I would show them the spot to get the water just right.
When Jamey replaced the door knobs he did something wrong and locked means unlocked and unlocked means locked. BEWARE because even when the knob is locked the knob will turn so you will more than likely lock yourself out atleast once....or twice and visitors to your home may lock themselves out as well. Fun.
Good luck with the upstairs bathtub/shower...that thing is haunted and we have only used it a handful of times since 2004. If you are ever able to get it fixed I would love you to text me and tell me exactly how you managed that.
I hope you leave the chair rail up in what was Riley's room....that stuff was a b@#$% to prime, paint and hang and it turned out pretty awesome. :)
I would show them the super squeeky spots in the floor to avoid if you have a sleeping baby in your arms.
I would apologize for the faded but still noticeable handprints on the wall going up the stairway. The paint is a flat paint and apparently that day the kids were fingerpainting with a more oil based paint and while I ran to the bathroom they headed upstairs with paint on their hands and the prints are still there. Even magic erasers didn't touch them. LOL
When you are looking to buy this house.....you may want to take note that there are NO closets other than the ones in the bedrooms. NONE I can still remember when we moved in I was walking around with my linens looking for the linen closet....there isn't one. You will get creative with what to do with your stuff. :)
Invest in an awesome lawn mower...you are going to need it. This neighborhood is on a mountain, thus the lawn is full of rocks that will beat the crap out of our lawn mower.
The lady across the street is CRAZY! Avoid her but if you are like me you will go out of your way to be nice to and help her children every chance you get. They are sweethearts.
Mr. Gary and Ms. Libby in another house across the street are very sweet and will do anything they can to help you out. Even calling a wildlife rescue man if you find baby squirrels that have fallen out of the nest and you are upset because you have no clue what to do.
Casey and Rebecca are also across the street....super nice people. They pretty much keep to themselves but they do not mind allowing their kids to come and knock on your door anytime they want. Their son is kind of rough when he plays and their daughter is a sweetie but basically does whatever she wants no matter how many times you ask her not to.
Dee Dee and Dewayne right next door are very nice and really keep to themselves. They rescued a dog named Reggie. Reggie's favorite passtime is barking. It does not help to call out, "Hey Reggie." He is not impressed that you know his name, He does love belly rubs through his chain link fence but the very second it is over the barking starts again.
Our Penny is buried in the backyard and even though we are taking her stone and her windmills with us and you will never know she is there but we always will. We loved her so much and really hate that her grave has to stay here.
No, we never fixed the two missing spindles on the stairway....because my kids like to take shortcut and climb through them to catepolt onto the couch. I will leave them for you to fix if you want.
If you are lying in bed and you wonder who got the "peanut butter" colored paint on the ceiling when it was painted that would be me. Geez...Jamey was ripped. You really do not know someone until you do a marathon painting weekend with them. Four rooms in two days....whew....good times. We did not get a divorce so that was nice.
This house has a lot of quirks and has somewhat become a member of the family...I will probably ride by from time to time just to see if it is full of another family. :)
Later Gaters!
