Houses

I have lived in 4 cities and within those cities moved apartments anywhere up to 3times. I have moved ALOT. However, I have never moved as part of a group. It was always just me packing, apartment hunting and unpacking. Now that my quick trip to Florida has hit the 3yr mark and I'm a mother it's time to move. Mike's house, much like my pre-pregnancy bathing suit, is too small. We've got 4 people in what is technically a 2bedroom house. Also, sharing one bathroom with two boys, enough said. Now that our lease is up at the end of September and we've officially let the landlord know we've out grown the place we've start looking at houses. Specifically we're looking for, a 3-4bedroom 1.5-2bathroom house, I just happened to watch that show "Raising Sextuplets" the other day and they were house hunting because they were moving to Florida. It started off with some dispute about what they could afford and then once they actually started looking things escalated horribly because they couldn't agree on a house mainly because of varying ideas of what is baby safe. It's been less rocky for us. Mike's been in this house for 8yrs and is a little weary of leaving such low rent behind. Overall though we agree on a reasonable range for our new house. We do however, just like the reality shows folks, differ on our favorites. He loves a house he found 30min away with a sprawling backyard and a dock. I two major reservations 1)the distance (I have friends and medical apts here) and 2) Safety (I don't really trust either kid around a dock). Mike thinks a pool would be great I think it would be more trouble than it's worth and a safety issue. Mainly we're on the same page about things though. Everyone needs their own space. There must be some room to place outside for the kids and a much bigger kitchen. This is just the next step. This is the next place we get comfy for a while and after this house we'll find the forever house, I hope.