We recently put our house on the market to try and find a house that would be a better fit for Molly. We love this house (and especially our neighbors), but all of the bedrooms and bathrooms are upstairs. The house sold in 10 days and we close this Friday. We have been looking and wavering between buying an existing house and building one.
We have found a wonderful old ranch that is only 0.3 miles from Molly's preschool, which is at an elementary school. She will be able to drive her power wheelchair on sidewalks to both elementary school and middle school. I am beyond excited for the opportunities that this will open up for her. The house has a circular driveway in the front, which is perfect for Molly to be able to play in the front yard in both her walker and wheelchair.
The movers arrive in 2 hours and there is still lots to pack (so of course I am on the computer). Molly has a cold that has made sleep a challenge and prevented her from going to school this week. No the perfect timing, but whatever we haven't gotten done the movers can do. We are SO excited to move and be in a place that is so well suited for Molly. The new house has 3 bedrooms and the entire house has hardwood floors, which is perfect for Molly. The bathrooms leave something to be desired and there is no garage, but in time we will make this house just right for us. We won't close until next month, but the house was vacant, so we are renting from the current owner until we close. They say things always work out and in this case it seems things have worked out better than we could have imagined.
Molly is starting to feel a lot better on her legs (I think we're 5 weeks post-op) and she even walked with her walker in the new house. She was in the hot tub last night and bumped her right leg and immediately asked to get out. She has clearly cracked something, but within a few hours was attempting to stand for brief periods. We are all hoping that whatever is hurt won't slow her down for too long so that she can be back up and walking.
OK... back to packing...
4 comments:
Congratulations you guys! The new house sounds like a perfect fit. (And where it's not...hey, remodeling can be fun too.) Sarah, I'm already imagining the beautiful sesame and terracotta colors you might put on the walls. Post pictures soon!
Mary
As we walked to the bus stop this morning, Courtney was sad to learn that ya'll were gone. She said, "I didn't get a chance to say goodbye"...I assured her we'd see you guys again!!
I can't wait to see your new home...I look forward to Molly being able to lead the tour!! :o)
Enjoy the rainy day...looks like a good day to UN-pack!! ;o)
P.S. This is Janine, btw...I didn't realize I was signed into Dave's acct!! oops!!
Congrats on the new house! Wishing you good luck with the move! We're glad to hear that Molly is doing so good! I bet she is so excited about getting to ride her power chair to school!
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