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9:39 a.m. - 2005-05-07
A dream and a compromise

Exciting times but not all that I want

I love it when I make final decisions. It takes me a long long time to come to conclusions, make a decision and move on. In this case the decision has been made to move to Elgin. It is a for sure now. We are moving forward with it.

Another decision that is pretty much made (yet plans could go South on this one yet, so I still retain the right to bitch)...it that it looks like I will stay married to my Husband.

Mike is getting off the pills and after taking 4 lorazapam per day (like valium or xanax) for 3 years is now down to 1 before bed to help him sleep. I don't begrudge him that one as he is a nervous sort and if this move is a big big deal to me, you can add 30 more bigs for what a deal it is to him.



After the first few days of withdrawel (for you non addicts...this period is sheer hell on Earth)...he is chipper, positive and getting stuff done around the house. Our living room is turning into a warehouse of boxes. We will need to rent that storage area soon.

Last night we went to the garage to tie up some bundles of cardboard and wood to dispose of and when I looked into what needed to be done to move out of the garage alone, I almost went and hung up this moving idea for the not wanting to deal with it.

But forth we shall go. We are looking at another house today. This one has everything we want in a house as far as amenities and it is cute and in a nice neighborhood, but it doesn't make my heart go pitter pat.

I have discovered though that the desirable Elgin properties do not last long which makes me realize that once we do find and buy a house, it will be a great investment and that we will be moving to Elgin at just the right time. I do believe the housing prices and demand in Elgin, although cheap now, will explode in the next few years as the city dumps even more casino money into revitalization. It truly is a beautiful city under all the soot and dust and once cleaned up, this diamond in the rough will become a gleaming crystal gem.

You will all have to keep tuned to see if this marriage truly survives this move. If is does and I move with him...I will shit and get off the pot and stop complaining....but for now...I reserve the right to...well...BITCH.

My Mother In Law will be coming to live with us and while I would rather she didn't, I do get along with her and she is the source of many funny stories. She is sort of the female version of Grandpa from the Simpsons with a Southern accent. If she knew how many laughs my family and I have had at her expense, she would be hurt, but she is funny. I will have to write a few "Grandma J" stories for you all.

The one thing that I bemoan with this issue is that I can't have any house I want. The perfect house could come on the market, and I will have to pass on it because we can only buy a house with a bedroom on the 1st floor. Mike doesn't want his almost 90 year old Mom to be traversing narrow creaky stairways. I agree with him, narrow stairways are out of the question.

Although I understand and agree with this, I can't help but feel pissy about the fact that I have to pass on what I would consider my dream home and wait for one to come along that has a 1st floor bedroom. The styles of houses I find most attractive, the Victorians and the American Four Squares do not have this feature.

I also love the Craftsman style bungalow architechture and this is where I stand the best chance of finding my dream home with the 1st floor bedroom.

I am obsessed with this house hunt and am trying my hardest just to let it be, keep packing up my own house and getting it ready and leaving the rest to time and chance.

We will also drive by a few other homes I found on the internet and check them out from the outside today. If they look good from the outside, I will have the realtor check on the inside details.

Happy Mother's Day to you Mommies out there in dland. I also want to thank my baby...Michelle...for having a dozen long stemmed, pink roses delivered to my office yesterday. They look gorgeous and smell delightful.

P. I. Yarnsmith

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