Time for Operation: Brady
I may have mentioned it before on my blog, but we’ve put our house on the market. Yes, the housing market in Chicago is really horrible and we may lose money, but Dave’s commute to his new job (which really isn’t that new anymore) is pretty long, and if we lived closer he would be able to stay at home and come in whenever work needs him, rather than just staying at the hospital like he does now.
So we’ve been planning on putting our house up for sale for a while now, and last month finally made the decision that the time was right. It’s tough, though, because this is our first house and we adore it. It’s the house where Ben was born (not literally, of course) and there are so many wonderful memories associated with it. Long ago, when we first found the place, we fell in love with it instantly. It wasn’t in an up and coming, “cool” neighborhood, it was on a busy street, and it was a duplex, but there was just something about it that we really loved. Four years later, it’s time for us to go. If we didn’t have to, we probably would have stayed here for much longer, but it just wasn’t meant to be.
Today is our open house. We’re camped at Dave’s parents’ place (where they’re having a party and we’re in one of the rooms listening to them karaoke and scream in laughter - it’s funny) waiting for a good time to return home. We’ve cleaned our house like we’ve never cleaned it before. Every nook and cranny has felt the wrath of my bottle of Fantastic or my Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. And I know I’ve mentioned it before, but the magic eraser is awesome. I had scrubbed our shower for hours trying to get off soap scum, trying several cleaners. I checked online and saw that the magic eraser was pretty effective, and *poof*, just a little bit of scrubbing and my shower door was sparkling clean.
Truthfully, I don’t want to part with this house. I love this house. It’s not just a house, it’s our home. I always joke around with Dave that me and Ben were going to cut eyeholes in some white sheets Brady Bunch style and haunt the house as people come to see it. I know, though, that it’s time to let it go and let someone else enjoy it. *cries*
you are sooo funny!
i can just see that episode in my mind…guess i watched too much tv when i was younger!
i love your “ghosts” in the pic…soo cute.
good luck to you on your home. change is always difficult but the end results are truly worth it.
aloha!
wow your living room furniture looks a lot like mine! with the loveseat, are they both recliners? we have a wedge chair, too, one that you stick in the corner to join the sofa and the loveseat. i like the coffee table, too! looks like it’s also made for extra seating. we lived in our house for 7 years before we put it up for sale… have you already gone house shopping for its replacement? where are you going to live in the meantime?
i hear you…there’s a lot of memories in that house, I’M SURE. especially all of ben’s “firsts” that took place in the house.
Um, I hope you cleaned the fish tank.
Mmm…half of it. It looks presentable. Except for the white crusty disease that the biggest fish has.