Well, it seems the more we think about stuff, the more we overthink it and then end up adding and discussing more options. We wanted to build maybe a log cabin on the property - whew! Not going to happen. They are just as, if not more than, expensive as the subdivision houses going up around us that are wood (bang! bang!) and then chipboard and then siding, and costing $300-$400 thousand dollars. Ridiculous! I'm not putting us in the poor house for something like that.
So, last Friday, we went and looked at some modular homes. They are stick built and have sheetrock walls, so can be wallpapered if I want to go that route. They are pretty spacious and I really like the kitchens in a couple of them. The neat thing is, the guy who owns the business said he can modify for me so I have some wider hallways for a mobility scooter, should I end up needing one indoors in a couple of years, and change out other stuff too. About 1/3 of the price of the cabins and build-on-your-land houses.
We're 95% leaning towards that now, and once we close on the land we'll go back and sit down with him and discuss all our options to make it work for me. The one we like most is a 4 bedroom - and that FINALLY means I can get my train set all put together,
in its own room,
and get back to finishing up some of the models that I put away when we started trying to pack away to renovate this place. I have a turntable, engine houses and a gas station to build! I had to stop because Brunel wouldn't leave things alone, jumped up on my modelling table, knocked things down, messed up some of the cardboard models (like my war memorial), so the project ended up on hold awaiting its own dog-free spot.
Another room will be a gym, with my bike and my seated stepper in, out of the living room and everyone's way, and methinks a massage chair would go nicely in there too :)
There's even a mud room with a doggie wash area! Oh yes, that'll come in handy. Not that ours will be enamoured but oh well, dirty dogs need bathing!
We have our new beds so don't need fresh ones, I so love my bed, it really helps with my lymphoedema and blood pressure.
The kitchen, well, I won't need a fridge freezer as we have the 3 here to take with us. I'll be having to run down all the contents over the next couple of months though and then start restocking again once they're installed in the new place.
It seems moving is a great and easy way to declutter :) You get to start from scratch all over again. And even at my age, I am excited about this. I am so looking forward to it.
On Sunday, we went over to pop some treatment tabs down the septic tanks, so as to get them cleaned up a bit before we move there, since they've not been used in awhile, and lo. There was a young couple wandering around the property. They said they were buying it too! I immediately got a hold of our realtor, and she contacted the seller who said that, although they had received other offers, that ours was the only one accepted and that they should not have been on the property. Ruby later clarified that because we have signed and exchanged contracts that the seller backing out would be a lawsuit for breach of contract, and that since we already have a closing date, not to worry. The seller's realtor was quick to "oh no, no, no, your clients are the only ones with a contract". I felt bad for the young couple, as the lass seemed as in love with the place as I am.
With it pouring down with rain since the middle of the night, and non-stop ever since, and due to keep on like that until Wednesday, we plan on doing a drive by on Wednesday evening to see how flooded the marshland area gets, and to see the flow in the creek.
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