November 21, 2008
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Home for the Holidays
Wow, it just hit me so suddenly…
We’re going to have a HOME for the holidays.
No more intrusions by maintenance men who come on the landlord’s schedule and not OURS. No more giving up on getting the dishwasher fixed because the landlord refuses to buy a new one or hire a knowledgeable repair person. No more worrying every year about whether our lease will be renewed… or how much our RENT has gone up! No more staring at white walls because we’re not allowed to paint. No more trying to maintain a space designed for 2 when there are 4 people living there!
Instead we’ll have:
- Four good sized bedrooms upstairs. One for Ben and I, one for Sebastian, one for Xander, and a playroom!
- Another bedroom downstairs that we’ll be using for an office/schoolroom.
- A good sized kitchen with LOADS of cabinets and counter space! Seriously, this kitchen is at least twice the size of the one we have in our apartment.
- A good sized laundry/bathroom downstairs. Compared to what we’re used to this bathroom is huge. Yes, the laundry appliances are in there, but there is plenty of room to use it for both purposes. This will most likely be the room we use to bathe the boys, because there is more room for a parent to kneel down if needed and it will be really convenient to undress them and just toss the clothes into the laundry.
- A yard! We’ll be moving from an upstairs apartment to a house with a yard. That means that my boys will be able to run and jump and play on the grass instead of on my CARPET!
- Porches! I guess we technically have these in our apartment if you count the balcony and the top of the stairs. Our new house has real porches! The front porch has beautiful columns and railings and is perfect for a swing or a couple of rocking chairs. The back porch is fully enclosed with lots of windows. I can’t wait to sit there and watch the boys play in the snow while I sip my coffee/hot cocoa.
- An attic, a basement, and a garage (with an attic)! I’ve never imagined having so much storage space. The single car garage has space for a vehicle and storage on the first floor, and also an attic room above. The attic in the house is partially finished and partially carpeted. It’s not a scary place at all, and I will have no problem going up into the attic to store things or bring things out of storage. The basement is… a basement…. but this will be our first time having one of those.
This is truly the best Christmas present ever… and to think that I prayed so hard against this move. God has blessed us so greatly and I am so thankful that the way is being smoothed for us. I remain in prayer as we get closer to our closing date. Each hurdle has been crossed. We’ve done all we can do and now it’s just a matter of finalizing the details. Our real estate agent seems to think we’ll be able to close shortly after our arrival on the 7th.
I’m so excited and so hopeful. I know I can do this and that this move will be a blessing to my family. I have a completely different attitude than I started out with and I have the peace that only comes from God. I can see his hand in this and I know he has some purpose for us in New York. I actually feel like this house is our new home.
I’m ready go home.
