So, we need an architect. If you're local and know of a good one, lemme know.
We've been house hunting for a long time...probably for 5 years, off and on. It helps that Mama K is a realtor, but I've seen the insides of more houses than I ever wanted to, and still haven't found the one that's for us. Actually, I found one a couple of weeks ago that would be great, except it's in Rochester and is too far away from everything we do. I like my 10 minute commute. I don't want to live in Rochester, or Sherman, Chatham, or Auburn, let alone New Berlin or Athens (I refuse to live in any town that doesn't know how to pronounce its name...I did my share of time in Eldorado). So this still leaves us one option:
I think we're going to tackle a whole house remodel. This should include jacking the entire house up at least 3 feet, adding a second story, taking out the fireplaces, creating a master suite on the first floor, and a massive sewing studio on the second (along with 2 other bedrooms on that floor). I can picture it all in my head, but the Russian says we need somebody to make up some plans and tell us whether or not everything can fit.
Of course, this plan requires us to move into one of the rentals while this is going on. I have a feeling we'll end up back in the house we lived in before we got married. That would be kind of crazy...I still have dreams about that house sometimes.
The good news about all of this is that I'll HAVE to go through a major purging, and can hopefully get all of our junk down to a manageable size. Right? And maybe, just maybe, we can downsize our car collection (shhhhh). Wish me luck!
Posted by tomiandc at June 19, 2008 10:45 AM