FOR SALE.

Is this totally ghetto to blog? A little bit. Do I care? Meh, I did but then I was like….helloooo the more that know the better! So we hit

the 6yr itch. I love our house. It’s been very good to us. We haven’t even out grown it. It’s been a really perfect first home with zero drama.

(The only drama it’s seen is the attitude from the threenager that lives inside.) It’s held so many memories with the two most important

being bringing home two babies through the front door. Then there are the memories of Ali living upstairs, sharing meals, chores and

laughter with us. Part of me feels so sad to leave here because I can still feel her here and smile when I’m in various parts of the house.

It’s been equally sad and funny finding her shiz all around my house while I’m cleaning and purging. She moved out 3 yrs ago and yet I

still find her junk! A box of Michael Jackson memorabilia and a bin of really random pictures. Some dress up stuff including the

worst looking and feeling fur leg warmers that ever has existed (back to Goodwill they went).  Anyway, totally off track. (That’s what I

get for not blogging about her in ages, it just starts spewing out.) So back to the point of this here blogpost. Look at my lovely home,

fall in love with it, then buy it? All the “guts” have been updated by us or the previous owner.

Adam and I spent days outside in the cold, mulching, weeding, raking, sweating, trimming, complaining and making this yard look sexy for

the realtor pics on Wednesday. And then it snowed. And  I’ve never wanted to kick a snowflake until then. But it turns out, it looks

pretty so I guess I’m over it. By the time I can plant flowers and the leaves are back for better images, it’ll be sold! Right?

This room. Hmph. I think I changed it 28 times in the last 2months since we decided to list. So hard to take all the pictures and details out

of your house and emotionally detach yourself. But I did and now it looks great. And then you question why you had all the other crap in

there in the first place.

If it weren’t for our kickass security system, and I’m not just referring to the nunchucks and samurai sword Adam has next to the bed, I

would be having a panic attack about posting every detail of my house online.

As soon as we moved in, we renovated the kitchen. Opened up the wall, added the island among the rest of the updating.

We also completely gutted the bathroom. I mean, I guess some people liked the pepto pink and awful brown tile that was in there. Don’t

get me wrong, I love pink. But it was more of a mauve. It was overwhelming when our sink, toilet and tub are all that color. Gag. Now it’s

modern and much more appealing to anyone under the age of 89.

The biggest reason we are moving? The kids share a room. Nico is going on 15mths and has been sleeping in a crib with his sister’s name on

the wall and pink sheets. We should have moved us or Nori upstairs a year ago. But we didn’t and they wake each other up all night long.

So if we move us all around now, I’d prefer to do all that moving and decorating in a new house.

My room is this immaculate all the time.  I set my bed every day and that bench is never full of Adam’s clothes. Ever.

My favorite part of the whole house and the reason we bought it…upstairs. It’s a wide open space that could be used in so many ways.

The bachelor before us wired it all for surround sound. He had his tv room to the left and a pool table and arcade games to the right. We

have a bedroom and an office/playroom. So much potential up there.

This room rocks. I shut the door and the kids can play while I work.

And then there is the amazing two tier deck which is great for parties.

So I really must say for what we have the house listed for, it is a HUGE steal. I’ve looked at every house in this price range and nothing

is even close to comparison. And we have lovely neighbors too! I’m going to be very sad to leave them, Nori especially. One of them

knocked on my door today, she’s like the grandma of my neighborhood, and had a “word with me.” Let’s just say she will miss us too. 🙂

Is it normal when you sell your first house to want someone to love and respect it like we have? I’m anxious to see who buys it.

Plus, when we do the obligatory “remember when” drive by when Nori is a teenager, I want to see it looking even better than while we

were here. Secretly I want someone I know to buy it so I can see inside once they’ve put their spin on it! So who wants to buy it? 🙂

Be a pal and share with your friends and their friends and their friends sisters.

Here is the official listing to see all the specs.

Thanks friends! Heart, Melanie.