Keys In Hand

We now have the keys in hand.  We stopped by to have a look at the inside.

I had not been there since the day we first looked at the place with the realtor.

Now I can say, we first looked at it just to take a peak at the inside. 
To be nosey and nebby.

That was about two and a half months ago. 

And now it's ours.

I picked up the kids from the bus stop and drove them over to get their first look at the inside. 
They have already picked out which rooms would best suit their needs.  Trinity first picked one room, closest to our room, until she found the room with a big closet. 
She quickly changed her mind. 
She believes she will need that closet WAY more than the boys will.
I believe she is right ~ Every girl needs a decent closet.

Benefits of Tiny Town Living.

There are some benefits to tiny town living. It's indeed a place where everyone knows your name.

Which in turn means it's also a place where everyone knows your business. 

The word is out that we are buying this old house just outside of town. 

Opinions are also flying around as to how good of a decision it was for us. 

There seems to be two fences.  A fantastic idea.  Or a horrendous idea.

"Oh I always loved that house!"

"What in the world would you want to buy that old scary house for?"

On the positive end of things:

Our friend Tom, stopped by and took some fantastic pictures of our big scary house.  So I thought I would share them on the eve of us finally becoming the new owners of this new 'old' house of ours. 

While it maybe scary to some.  To us, it's a dream worth keeping.

For David growing up just down the road, it was a house he always had an interest in.  For me, a two-story home with a wrap-around porch has always been my 'dream home'.

While looking at these pictures, I sometimes see all the work ahead of us, and other times, I see it completed and as beautiful as I hope it will be.

Thank you, Tom.  We appreciate your pictures and your words of encouragement.

Cheers to 1 PM tomorrow!

Tiny town, Old house, Crazy family.

This is me.  This is my family.  This is my crazy life.

We live in a tiny town.  Curtis Michigan to be exact.  It is located in the Upper Peninsula between South and Big Manistique Lakes.  It's a town that relies heavily on tourism.  Being a lake town, our summers are crowded, our winters are quiet ~ minus the sounds of snowmobilers.

We are buying an old house.  My main reason for starting this blog is to document our renovation of this 1909 built, currently neglected two story house.  It used to be an old resort 'main' house back in the day.  It was called the Portage Park Resort.  We close on Monday.

This is my crazy family.  David and I are both 'divorced with children' types and decided to join our lives together creating this crazy family life of ours.  Together we also run his construction business, and on the side I have a tiny shirt and sign business.  We are always on the go in one way or another, and maybe just maybe in our spare time, we'll have time for each other.