A Home It Is?

This morning Keith, August and I will be scouring the Sun Prairie landscape to (hopefully) locate our new home.  It's odd to think that today, we will most likely meet the space where we will live for many years to come.

Our hope, in this move, is that we can find a place for all of us to live and work until August is mostly grown.  The Sun Prairie School district is wonderful, and the neighborhoods are small enough that you can feel like it's a "hometown," but it is still big enough that there is still a little trouble to get into.  (I am just glad there is no El, for the idea he could jump on and take off terrifies me!)

Sun Prairie Wisconsin is about 10 minutes outside the capital of Madison.  It's a straight shot in and out of town, and will allow us access to many of the great things in Madison, but the taxes and home prices of the town just outside.

My school is located on the Northside (literally, it's called Northside) of Sun Prairie, and is one of seven elementary schools in the district.  I am really excited to be joining their team.  I would like for August to go to my school -- I dream of us walking hand in hand to school each morning- - but, I've heard from others that it might be nice if he was at another school close, to, "keep his own identity."

So, back to today.  We've been creeping on some houses online, and have eight showings set up, all over town, all different sorts of houses. It's just odd to consider that at day's end-- the hope would be that one of those houses has proved itself grand enough to call our home (yet affordable enough for us to purchase it!).

Then everything will be set in motion... Offers, stipulations, limits, boxes, moving trucks, and stress- we're trying to take it easy, but I've got less than two months to move house and classroom, and either one could blow my mind.

As we have begun to pack up knick-knacks and art work, it's apparent that more space will be a liberating thing.  I hope for a playroom for August, an art space for Keith, and an office for myself.
I'd like to have a nice lawn, or a lawn that could be nice.  I'd like the house to be sound structurally, but don't care if it's, "attractive," outright - Keith and I are fairly handy.

Waking up this morning, I feel nervous like I did before a show in high school... Will we go on? How will the audience (of future friends, family, and our dogs) receive it?

Think good thoughts as you wake up this morning, and please send some positive vibes our way. . I'll certainly let you know of the outcomes soon.