Getting Close (finally!). Houses.

 Maybe it was just the weekend talking, but it now feels like it is actually getting close to the end. Meaning it doesn’t inspire feelings of overwhelm to think about how far away the end is. Basically, 5 weeks until the final 3 day weekend, and then just one or two more weeks after that. That’s just the victory lap, I think, so this five weeks is the final stretch. I’m pushing hard, but not to exhaustion, helping input record keeping stuff, prepping and soon teaching the final 2 EHV lessons I need for certification, and wrapping up the SSE classes I volunteer teach on the weekends. Frankly, all of that should be over after the SSE Graduation Ceremony, in two weeks. So for the next three after that, I’ll have less that I’m doing after work, though work may be a bit more of a heavy lift, since it will be parent teacher conferences, so I’ll probably have a bunch of days where I’m running both classrooms. Maybe not? Perhaps I’ll get a sub to help out, but that usually only prevents the most egregious things from happening.

Also, the house hunt just started heating up. We got our first real contender, that caused us to pause and waffle back and forth for a while. It had really good location and land, and the house was nice. But the house was not ideal. Too small, too little light, and not really our style. It was hard to say no, but we have time, ultimately, so we can hold out for something where there’s no hesitation on it. It might mean we’re living in our old Fairfield house for a while though, which will feel a bit tight after the room we’ve had. Ironic then that we’re looking for even more room, but there you have it. 

Also, now that I’m finally really thinking about houses, I’m also starting to collect my list, of what I want, and don’t want. I think I’ve got a pretty clear list actually, and so the idea of building, which a few people have mentioned, is percolating as well, if we can’t find something that’s already there. The big questions with that are: is it going to be way more expensive than buying, because of the material shortages, and can we find land that hasn’t been built on, that’s in a location we want (in or near town)?

It’s fun to daydream about an ideal house. Even a realistic one.

OK, gotta go!

Take care,

-Isaac