you find out that you really didn't have a clue. :) Isn't life funny that way? I mean, really? Chase has been moved out for about 9 months now. Katie's married and has the cutest little boy in the world. Life's going to "settle in" and be easy, right? Nah. Why would we want that? Life's changing quickly and we're standing in the current trying to keep our bearings. It's fun. Nothing bad, really. Just lots of "different than we thought". And that's ok. Chase is going to go back to college in January. In Louisville Kentucky. My mom is trying to decide where she'd like to live. The house is getting to be a bit much to handle and with us living about a half an hour away every trip turns into half a day and it's just getting to be a little overwhelming with trying to run Scott's business and keep my household together. We've looked at duplexes and condos and even talked about building a new house with a mother in law suite for her. Lots to think about and explore. Trying to know what would be the best combination of some independence and convenience.
And then there's the question of the Real Estate market in Omaha which is less than stellar considering that unemployment is so low and we've not really experienced the recession that a lot of other areas have and yet our Real Estate market is feeling the pinch with foreclosures and people just not willing to move up when they feel uncertain about the future.
Suffice to say that if you've got a pricier home it's going to sit on the market longer than you want and you're probably going to get less than you're hoping for. Fun, eh? We're looking at all the options and today a Realtor friend of mine contacted me to ask about a few things concerning our house since he knows we might be interested in selling soon.
One thing led to another, and before I knew it I was running around the house cleaning and straightening and taking pictures for him to show to some out of town clients.
When I downloaded them into the computer and started the post processing I realized how much I enjoy this home. I'm not wild about the location (it's a bit further out of the loop of the Omaha area than I'd like to be ideally) but the house is a great floorplan and I really love how light and bright and happy it is.
We went to Street of Dreams this past weekend and I can honestly say that there wasn't a single house I would've chosen over ours. And our house is significantly less expensive than any of those houses.
So there. ;) For now, we'll just keep pushing forward and see where life takes us. I think that's the way God likes it to be- us not knowing too far in advance what's coming. It tends to make us a little more dependant on Him and I think that's ALWAYS a good thing.
Too bad this house has such a dark basement. My mom would totally love it out here but finishing off a MIL suite in this house isn't a very good option... Oh well. I'll leave you with a picture of Roscoe protecting his house tonight. Crazy poodle. I adore him.
p.s. Just so you know... these pictures are no where near what they should be since the kids borrowed my good lenses and I was stuck with the miserably lacking kit lens to shoot with... ugh. Kids! ;)