The Search Begins

John and I have decided that we want to buy a house. We will probably be here for a while, so why not put our money into a place that is actually ours? Once we have a few that we like, I will post them and we will have another vote. Just kidding! We looked at a couple this morning and will look at a few more tomorrow morning. Houses in Charlottesville are very expensive. Actually anything in the entire county is expensive so we are looking in the adjacent counties. We saw a really nice one this morning that is a little above our price range. We are considering making an offer on it, but want to look around more first. The first house we will see tomorrow seems like a really nice house. It is slightly bigger than the one from today, but is 15K less...that's more like it! It is not as close to the city, but is in a more established neighborhood. I hope we like the inside as much as we do the outside.

We have been enjoying the process so far. John has been spending so much time house hunting and getting the financial stuff straight that he has barely done any work! Because it is a slow time, it hasn't affected any projects. Things have been progressing faster than we expected so it has been nice that John has been able to spend so much time getting us pre-approved (and whatever else he has been doing--I don't understand everything.)

So here is what we are looking for, but not necessarily what we will end up with:
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, 1 story, central air/heat pump or natural gas, fenced yard, storage space, a nice kitchen, a DISHWASHER, built within last 20 years, nice neighbors/neighborhood. That's not too much to ask for, is it?

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Picture Contest

Hello folks! A friend from Colorado helped me get started with this blog page and I am excited about it. The first thing I want to do is get people's opinions on some pictures. I want to enter Annelise into a picture contest, but cannot decide which photo to use. Please let me know what picture you like best and why. I plan to update this page regularly (and it won't always be about Annelise!) I appreciate your help in this!

I removed #s 2 an 7 because those are not anyone's favorites.

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What is that bump???
No, she didn't hit her head on anything, and I didn't whack her with a frying pan. The bump is a cyst that she was born with. It doesn't hurt her or bother her at all. If it doesn't grow into her hairline, we may have it removed some time down the road, but it isn't a big deal. My dad says that she is growing a horn and turning into a cow because she has been drinking too much milk.