When me moved into our house 14 years ago with a 4 and 6 year old we were so excited to be in our dream home, but even then we said that we would only be here until the kids finished high school. At that time that seemed an impossibly long way away! Fast forward 14 years and wow, the kids are finished high school! I will warn you, no card today and this post is photo heavy mostly for my family.
Over the past two years we have been trying to narrow down where we wanted to go next. We knew we were ready to leave the city, Toronto is huge and so busy. Last summer when Ben was working up in Muskoka we fell in love with the area and started to look for a home, not a cottage. This spring it seemed that every house we went to put an offer on had a conditional offer on it or just sold. So we kept looking and looking for a bungalow and finally decided that whatever we got we would need to renovate, put in a new kitchen or even an extension. With my husband working in the states it made things tricky. We went through listings together online, Ben went to see a few houses with me and finally my hubby said he trusted me enough to find the right house and put in an offer--no pressure right?
A week and a half ago when James came home we prepped the house for sale even though we had nothing lined up, and went up to Muskoka to look at 5 properties. The last house was already renovated and met all the criteria on our list. This is the view that had us put in an offer 5 minutes after leaving it...
The master...
Bedroom two...
Bedroom Three...
Which one will be my craft room--two or three?
Basement bedroom...
On 3 acres, edge of town, room for the kids for when they are home and perfect for us.
Thanks for sticking with me.