The House!

We had our home inspection yesterday morning and it went well. There were no major repairs that needed to be made, just a few small things and most of them are easy fixes. (The sellers are buying us a home warranty too, so if anything does go wrong in the next year it won't be so bad.)

This is the front room to the right of the entryway. It could be a dining room, but I think we'll put our big oversized chair and ottman in there with the books for right now.

This is our new kitchen! We will finally have room for all the kichen "stuff"! The cabinets have pull-out shelves, which I love! There is even a little built-in desk for the phone and bill paying. (And I'll be able to fit my cookbooks in the cabinet above it.)

Here is our dining area, we eventually want to put french doors going out to the deck. We love the living room and aren't even going to paint it.

We've got a main floor laundry room and we get to go pick out our washer and dryer this weekend (while all the Memorial Day sales are going on!) because the sellers are taking their washer and dryer with them. Here is the downstairs half-bath. (I like the picture on the wall, I think I'm going to try to find it at Bed, Bath & Beyond :oD.)

Here are the stairs and the master bedroom. There is another window that is not in the picture, and a pretty good size closet as well.

Here is part of the master bathroom. We eventually want to put in double sinks. There is a toilet (in it's own little room, which Chris thinks is funny.) David likes the big tub, but I told him that he has his own tub in his bathroom! We've also got a linen closet and a stand up shower.

This will be David's room. He still has to figure out what color he wants to paint it. He is also excited that he'll have a space for a desk to work on his homework.

Here is the kids' bathroom and Lauren's room. I kind of like the stripes, I think we'll leave them for a while.

This is the 4th bedroom. David wanted it as his room, but since there's no closet we told him he got the room with the little spot for a desk. (Plus, now it will be the spare room/Megan craft and sewing room!)

Here is the view from our little balcony down into the living room.

Here is the house from the back, the yard from the porch, and the house/yard from the back fence. David and Lauren definitely have enough room to run around now! There are also lots of kids in the neighborhood for them to play with.

And . . . here is the main reason why I like the people we're buying the house from (and the reason Chris almost didn't want the house.) The husband has his bachelors and masters degrees from Ohio State! (I think the wife went there as well.) I wish they would leave all the stuff in the basement, but I don't think they are planning on it. Now I just have to make sure that Chris doesn't decorate in yellow and blue!!!

While we were getting ready to leave, David stayed in the back yard running around as long as he could and Lauren stayed in the living room playing with her belly button (which, apparently, was thirsty).

I took a "video tour" on our camcorder and one of my projects for tonight is to figure out how to download it to my computer. (I have to find a missing driver and download it.) As soon as I get that done, I'll post it. I've got to run and start packing! We are moving on June 9th & 10th (anyone who will be in the neighborhood and would like to help is more than welcome :oD We will be bribing with pizza and drinks!!) We'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Chris, Megan, David & Lauren