A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

This afternoon we made a special trip to a house about three or four miles from here. You could be seeing more of this location in the future, as the big news of the day is that we could be moving here. The address is 8655, which were the first four digits of our old phone number. On top of that, there is a street named "Loy" here, which was the name of the street Madison's great-grandfather lived on. Just some fun facts there.

It's a fairly large house, in a very nice community just over the Forsyth County line. One of the nicer amenities of the subdivision is a large, and well-designed swimming pool. Everyone can come over to swim now, and Madison can spend more time learning as well. There's also a nice playground, and tennis courts as well. Daddy doesn't do tennis yet, but the playground was nice. I can do slides any time!

The school nearby is much superior, and also much closer - only a few miles away. When Daddy was going to school to become a teacher, everyone wanted to have a teaching job in Forsyth County because it was one of the better school systems in the area. Madison will have the option of going to a pretty nice school system.

More news will develop as this story continues through the week, and there are things still up in the air. But I've taken several photos of Madison running around the house - she was so excited! We're sort of nervous though. Financially, it is an incredibly wise investment (more about those details later). The big thing about the cost is that this house needs some TLC. It isn't all that bad. It's just that the paint colors aren't exactly what we would do, and in some places there needs to be a bit of work fixing it up to what we'd like to do. But the structure is good and the location is at the end of a cul-de-sac deep in the subdivision, so there won't be as much traffic. The crazy bonus with this house is an RV garage - or a boat garage. It depends on what you want to put in there, really. No matter what, the place is huge. It is this ginormous extra building which is basically as big as another house!

The first time we saw the house we visited today, there were some deer in the back yard - maybe we'll set things up so we can see some more in the future. That's all based on if things work out with the house.

Madison had a good time following us around today as we took the tour. There are four bedrooms upstairs, and a large living room attached to the kitchen. There's a parlor and a dining area, and I think there were at least four bathrooms, maybe five. Can you believe I can't remember? The basement is finished, although it appears to need a little work too.

One of Daddy's favorite features is the wrap-around porch. I've always wanted one, with a rocking chair to sit upon. That just might be a good reason to head back to the Cracker Barrel!