Good morning guys! Missed the chatter yesterday, but boy did we have fun!
We got a fair amount of snow here, so I took DS outside to play in it. Ended up meeting up with one our downstairs neighbors, who has two kids, and then we had a nice impromptu playdate / lunch at my place. All in all, it was a great day, but both DS and myself were just pooped!

I was glad to get him out for some fresh air though, and he just loved playing in the snow. I must say, I love the white stuff on days I don't work. No driving in it, no worrying about it. Very freeing!
To all who asked about the house thing, and gave us well wishes, thank you!
And no, whoever needed a new septic didn't scare me!

I'm expecting those kinds of repairs to come up, and it's certainly something to consider when you buy a home. Things will happen.
Basically, the only issue is that my husband prefers two floors, whereas I grew up in a ranch, and we're in a one level apartment now, so that's comfortable for me. I really enjoy one level living. Our apartment is about 1000 sq feet, so we'd really like something bigger in a house. But even 1200 to 1300 to start would be nice. Really, it's just adding on a third bedroom to what we already have. If we could do that, it would be awesome, I love the open floor plan our apartment has.
Unfortunately for my husband, most two floor houses in our price range are Capes, which I'm not terribly fond of, unless they're dormered in the back. Given that he's about six feet, it doesn't really make for a comfortable bedroom for him if you're in the upstairs one.
We're pretty flexible though, and will look at anything, if not because we like, then to rule it out, you know? The last home we looked at was a ranch, but way too small. They had a "third" bedroom that was being used as a dining room. The listing agent had it listed as a bedroom because it had a "closet" with shelves that was being used to store the china, but it's listed with our town as a two bedroom home. I was a little peeved. We may have one child now, but it would be nice to have the possibility to expand our family and not lose a dining room.
Oh, we're picky aren't we?
