Our New Home
We closed on the deal on the new house on Nov 20th, 2019. The same day as our 15-year wedding anniversary! It was meant to be! So exciting!!!
I think CJ was a little in shock once we signed the deal. We had made the decision NOT to sell our previous home, but instead, to keep it and rent it out. This means we did not have the money from the sale of that home to help us with the new one. He kept taking deep breaths and saying things like “there is a lot of work to be done” (over and over again). I had to remind him that everything would be ok. We paid off the mortgage to the old home due to his good financial planning and we were not actually paying out any extra than we were previously. We can do this.
I myself was a little intimidated by the things we will need and need to do for the new property. We will need a tractor with a plow, otherwise we will not be able to mow the pastures in the spring or plow the driveway when it snows. He will need a truck as the previous owner advised he would never make it out of our driveway in the snow with his Toyota Corolla. We also will need to make the improvements to the inside of the house that we had planned on. It is quite a lot to take on. We will just have to take it one day at a time and focus on the priorities.
We were concerned about our daughter. She had indeed, returned to her public-school district (at the old house) and was quite happy at that school. She was doing well. We each talked with her about the move and what she wanted to do. Thankfully, we had always included our children in our plans/ideas, so this was not a surprise to her. We gave her the option of returning to cyber school for the remainder of the year and she could start fresh next year. She chose to transfer to the new school and “get it done”. I have to say, I admire this girl’s strength and courage! She amazes me! She did transfer and seems to be doing well. She is still adjusting and getting used to the new school/people but that is expected.
Our son did not have the same issues with school, as he was still in cyber school, but I did worry about him leaving his friend. Over time a lot of his friends had moved away, leaving just one in the neighborhood. In our talks he did not seem overly concerned by this and as I expected, took comfort that he could still play/talk with him daily on the X-box.
The move went well, and we began the process of unpacking, which was slightly stressful as the holidays were approaching quickly. We managed to get it all done and celebrate Christmas in our new home.
We have had some adventures mixed in there as well. At least I have anyway. Maybe that will be another post… Tanya’s Farm Adventures!