My Journey- Part 6

The Hunt...

As I mentioned, the hunt for a house was on and time was limited.  The second weekend in June I went up to Lima, met some friends and we began searching.  I had set up 4 craigslist listings to view and we began with those. 

The first house smelled like smoke and had the tiniest backyard I had ever seen!  I almost cried at the house thinking “What are we doing?!  I’m never going to find anything!”.  The second house was WAY far out, but gorgeous.  It was an older home, but had 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, 2 floors, a massive garage and an extra storage barn out back.  It sat on an acre of land with trees!  I’m not fond of trees, I think they bring bugs, but trees in northern Ohio where all you see are corn fields and soy bean fields is a huge relief and such a treat!  The third house was cute, but in a bad neighborhood.  The fourth house reaked of smoke, even worse than the first. 

So that left me with house #2.  It would only take Matt 20 minutes max to get to and from work, that was a bonus.  It would take me 40 minutes to get into a decent town with any kind of shopping.  That was a negative.  The owner wasn’t sure about the dogs (negative) because he had just laid new carpet (positive!).  So we talked and I emailed him back and forth expressing how much we really liked the house and that we’d take good care of it.  Matt and I filled out the application and sent it in right away. 

Two days later… the house was ours! 

What a relief!  It’s a perfect house for our now growing family of 4 J  I’ll adjust to small town living and Matt will get to maximize his time at home with us. 

God does provide! 

“He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.  Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men, for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” Psalm 107:7-9

House Pics!

Front of house

 Side view with the 2 garages

 closer up of the front... yes, that is pink - kinda different, but kinda works with the house too

 entering thru the garage to the kitchen (disregard the table, it's a catch-all)

 other side of the kitchen (playroom off to left)
**Sidenote:  We have no oven, stove or dishwasher!  Yep, all dishes are hand washed and I use a hot plate and toaster oven to bake and boil things.... not super easy, but it gets the job done!

 Play room/office (that door leads to the half bath and washer/dryer room)

 From kitchen, looking into family room (to the left it connects to playroom/office)... that door leads to our bedroom

 Our bedroom... the right is another entrance to the half bath and washer/dryer room, the left is our bathroom and back out to family room

 View from our room... the landlords had/have gorgeous landscaping! Unfortunately, I hate yard work and it's been SOOO dry here, so several plants are/have died.  If we'd get some rain it'd be easier to keep up.  We have tried to keep the roses watered and the peach tree watered. 

 Our bathroom... check out how MASSIVE it is... awesome tub too, but no shower, so we shower upstairs... again, a little weird, but it's an older house.  This will end up being the nursery for a couple weeks anyways.  I know what you're thinking, but after having a csec, the idea of going up and down stairs multiple times a day and night does not sound fun.  Also, Matt and I are against having a baby in our bedroom... he gets up at all weird times and the dogs make noise... it just doesn't make for a good sleeping environment for a baby we are trying to get on a schedule.  SO!  The bathroom it will be for a few weeks... we'll just use the half bath :) 

The toilet in our bathroom deserves it's own picture... it's an antique toilet or something... you pull the cord thing to flush... very funny!

  Upstairs!

Caylee's room... was supposed to be guest room with 2 twin beds bc it is SO big, but the room I wanted for her was SO hot since there was an attic entrance.  In the winter it would have been too cold, so she gets this awesome room :)  Yes, it's wallpapered.... not a fan, but this is a rental, so it'll work!  I found some old toys and stuff my grandparents made me and they serve as really cute decor to go with the room!!

Soon to be new nursery (after the bathroom :) ) Hoping for a boy since the room already has blue and we don't usually paint rentals!

 Was supposed to be Caylee's room... has tons of shelving up and a HUGE closet, but way too hot like I said.  Oh well... guest room it is (don't worry, we'll try to make it as comfy as possible for our few guests)

That's it!  That's the house....  It's really big and has been comfortable so far!  We're very lucky we found a place that is so cheap, big and non-smoking!!!