We closed on our first house today. This has been a long and tedious process going on since the first week of December, but it actually happened. Yay! Now we can start cleaning and painting and fixing and carpeting (yup, you guessed it, it is a fixer upper). The previous owner had slightly different taste than we do. Although I do love a good shade of teal, I'm afraid that the whole living room in it might make me sea sick. And the coordinating deep red and navy blue in the kitchen will also be covered.
There is also a bedroom that we lovingly refer to as the "Cat Room". Although the urine stains and strong putrid stench might have clued us in as to the previous occupants, the dead giveaway was the cat door on the bedroom door. Now you who are the feline loving type don't get upset, I love cats as much as the rest of you, but darn it all, Dustin is allergic, so the smell (and pee and dander) must go.
Did I mention the nice people have different taste than us? Apparently they really liked to watch tv and were able to watch it in the storage shed as well as the house. We have three satellite dishes, so if anyone would like one, drop us a line. We also have a putting green in the backyard, so come spring, I can start working on my forestroke (OK, I can't even fake it, I don't know what to even call it). We really love the location and yard and believe it or not, we totally love the house and are so excited! I get a laundry room that doesn't double as a bathroom! I get cold storage! I get two fireplaces! My three children (soon to be four) won't be sharing one bedroom! And I get a Cat Room! (Well...I guess I'm not as excited for that one).
