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It now seems real......Posted on Monday 19 May 2008 at 08:30Since my last update we have nearly finished the tarting up of the house. In preparation of putting it on the market we got 3 esate agents round to value. The price given is more than we hoped even in this slow market but until we have an offer I am not going to get too excited. Going through this process has made our plans even more real. We have spent so long planning and dreaming that up until this last couple of weeks it feels a bit like a game. Even N ( our son) now feels that it nearly a reality. Up until this point he didn't feel that it would really happen. Not that he can think that far ahead. trying to get him to think about the next day let alone 3 months time can be hard work! However it is all system go. N is away this week on a course so it gives us opportunity to get into the "cave" and start sorting it out. why do teenagers like to live in the dark? He will return on Friday to a different room , I hope!! The aim being that the room shouldn't put off to many potential buyers.This weekend i will be going to a car boot sale to try an sell some the accumulated stuff that we really don't need. Mostly books and crockery. Most belongs to the mother-in -law and has been sitting, for the last 3 years, in our dining room. It needs to go. I don't really care if i don't get much for it but I don't want to throw it in the skip. Also, I saw my parents at the weekend. I think it has just occured to them that we are definately going. I think they will miss us. There was a look of shock/surprise when we told them that the house would be on the market by the end of the month. They do completely understand the reasons for the move but i think the reality has just hit them as well. They will not be on their own. I do have a brother & sister close so i am sure they will be fine. However, thinking of the future and the new life. Initally I think there will be a lot of building work on the house. although in general it is fine we want to make it ours. It also gives us the opportunity to get things and have the designs that we always wanted. At present my mind is working overtime designing a new kitchen, Compared to what i have now it is huge so gives me lots of scope to have the appliances and details that i don't have at the moment. Also have big plans for th bathroom and the outside. We have space for a pool. It feels like a dream again. Tomorrow will be back at work but another day closer to StL. |
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