Premature Excitement

Home for Sale...Well not yet, but someday.  For those that don't know when we became pregnant with our first son, Steve was still living in his house and I had my own in Tonawanda.  Steve owns a duplex and was renting out the top half.  He now rents out both and don't even get me started on his tenants.  My blood pressure will rise.  I had a tiny, 2 bedroom cape cod that I loved!  Well, we outgrew that house the moment Baby came home from the hospital.  Not to mention Steve's dad was driving from West Seneca to Tonawanda at 5:30 in the morning to pick up Brady when I worked 2 days a week.  So we needed to move and fast.  We found our current house driving over to Steve's parents one day.  It is a mile and a half away from their house.  We were not in love with the outside to say the least.  It is a box with a roof and garage.  See Below.

Is this not the house every kid draws?

But we loved the inside and thought 2000 square feet would be roomy.  Cue to 4 years later and we need more space.  We met with a realtor when we became pregnant with baby #3 and got some good news and feedback about selling our home.  The problem is we love our street, just not our house on it.  We live in a cul de sac with lots of kids and families.  There are 2 areas in West Seneca that have new houses being built right now.  One area is by Fisher Court, which I do NOT want to live by.  The other is on the border of West Seneca and Orchard Park.  We looked into building and really loved the builder and what he had to offer.  However, I am not crazy about that area either and having to drive by the psych center every time I go home.  So ideally we want a house on our street but just not ours.  Well, our neighbors who live in the house, with the big pillars, we love!! on our street told us they want to sell.  As soon as their youngest son graduates high school and he is a Junior now.  So not this Spring, but next Spring.  By selling to us they could avoid a realtor.  And I am beyond prematurely excited!  Their house is 2600 square feet, 4 bedrooms, and they have a pantry and fireplace.  Woo Hoo!!!  I desperately want a pantry for all these kids snacks and a mantle for decorating and stockings at Christmas time.  I'm kind of getting sick of being hit in the head with a box of fruit roll-ups when I want a bowl.  The realtor told us not to put anymore money into our house because of the prices for homes in this area.  So we are kind of stuck in a house that we aren't in love with but can't spend any more to get it the way we want.  Don't get me wrong, I am grateful for this house and have good memories of bringing home 2 babies in it but I will be able to see it every time I drive home :)  Definitely something to look forward to.  Now next Spring can hurry up and get here!