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[Ilovemychicks08]

The only thing I don't like is that it's in the city. It is in a nice little suburb on a corner with a very nicely sized lot. But I'll be there probably for the next decade at least. I've spent my entire life with land and neighbors at a distance and now it's entirely different. I don't even know yet if we'll be able to have chickens, and if we can't have that barest minimum of livestock I just might lose it. I want my field of wild flowers and Siberian Elms... I think there's one tree in the backyard, aaand... No grass (my husband wants to fix that quickly).
I'm really grateful that God has blessed us with being able to find this house and everything going so well, but everything I've ever lived for is not here. Obviously now I'm living for different things but I didn't think I'd have absolutely NOTHING from home life. Literally even my hair won't curl the same because it's so arid here (I was kind of attached to those curls). So if I can have chickens I will probably just be a manic chicken lady, lol.
In short, life is going genuinely great and we are incredibly blessed, but I'm sad because nothing is the same. And also progressively more lonely because almost every week something comes up and I'm sick or very tired or something and I can't go to church to see everyone, and this week I've come regardless so I hope I can enjoy it and not be tired and miserable.
Anyways, on a positive note of all continues to go well and we CAN have chickens, there is a shed in the back that I think would be fantastic to partially convert into a chicken coop, with plenty of space for a run. There is a large dog area, too! With room still for a small raised bed garden and room for kids to eventually play. All just in the backyard! I think the frontyard is actually slightly larger. This city is extremely safe so it wouldn't be worrisome to let kids play in the front yard, we just can't build anything except specific types of fences in the front because of covenants, but heyy, there is no HOA!

It sounds like a wonderful place, with enough room!

 

[SunriseChickers]

It sounds like a wonderful place, with enough room!

Yes! There will be more than enough room to expand. Already a 3 bed 2 bath with an empty basement we plan to build out!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Yes! There will be more than enough room to expand. Already a 3 bed 2 bath with an empty basement we plan to build out!

Awesome!
I hope the moving goes easy

 

[SunriseChickers]

Awesome!
I hope the moving goes easy

Yeah, so do I! I want to thoroughly clean it, so that'll be tiring, but there are several people from our parish offering to help us move!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Yeah, so do I! I want to thoroughly clean it, so that'll be tiring, but there are several people from our parish offering to help us move!

Im glad you have people to help you move!


We only have grandparents and have to basically be moved in one weekend. So its stressfull

 

[SunriseChickers]

Im glad you have people to help you move!


We only have grandparents and have to basically be moved in one weekend. So its stressfull

When my family moved into their current house, I remember we did it ourselves and it took AGES. Luckily we sold the house to a friend and had a nice long period for moving. We will have a month to move into this new house, too.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

When my family moved into their current house, I remember we did it ourselves and it took AGES. Luckily we sold the house to a friend and had a nice long period for moving. We will have a month to move into this new house, too.

Im glad, a month makes it less stressful.

I remember our first move i was young but i remember tons of family. And cattle trailers. But that was also in October not January. This time it will be us with one working vehicle(maybe 2 but the second one is small). And the largest u hual trailer we can get for 2 days.
We have got rid of a lot. But it will take atleast 3 loads with the trailer.

 

[SunriseChickers]

Im glad, a month makes it less stressful.

I remember our first move i was young but i remember tons of family. And cattle trailers. But that was also in October not January. This time it will be us with one working vehicle(maybe 2 but the second one is small). And the largest u hual trailer we can get for 2 days.
We have got rid of a lot. But it will take atleast 3 loads with the trailer.

I got rid of so much stuff just to move out here, and my family is still sorting through a bunch of my stuff I couldn't bring with me. Moved in November and now moving in February, crazy! Technically the close date is in Jan but we have a hugely important thing going on at our parish so we'll not be able to be working on it for about a week.
Now what's nice though is that I don't have to sort through all my stuff again in order to move. Some stuff is still in totes, too.
We are going back to Ohio in May for a "reception", aaaand might have a dog by then because we want to have animals and dandruff in the house by the time we have kids in order to help prevent asthma and allergies. So, hauling a puppy across the country for almost three weeks (we are going to his home state as well) on top of just having moved and everything.

 

[SunriseChickers]

I got rid of so much stuff just to move out here, and my family is still sorting through a bunch of my stuff I couldn't bring with me. Moved in November and now moving in February, crazy! Technically the close date is in Jan but we have a hugely important thing going on at our parish so we'll not be able to be working on it for about a week.
Now what's nice though is that I don't have to sort through all my stuff again in order to move. Some stuff is still in totes, too.
We are going back to Ohio in May for a "reception", aaaand might have a dog by then because we want to have animals and dandruff in the house by the time we have kids in order to help prevent asthma and allergies. So, hauling a puppy across the country for almost three weeks (we are going to his home state as well) on top of just having moved and everything.

Oh yeah, I didn't finish my thought. When we go back to Ohio and my husband's home state, we will be picking up a heck ton of stuff that our families are giving to us. I'll finally have my cake decorating things again! But anyways, even more stuff to get into the new house, but at least there's a 2 month break.

 

[The Chick Addict]

Doing pretty A-Okay here! Guess what, we're in the process of buying a house!!

Congratulations, Chickers!!! So happy for you!!!