The Move

For the past few years we have talked about moving into town or getting a 4 bedroom. We never pursued it very far. However last week our landlord told us they'd be raising the rent by quite a bit. Now technically we could pay the extra but we decided if we were going to pay that much we would either move into town or get that 4 bedroom our oldest has been wanting.  After 8.5 years in this house and a short timeframe to get moved I'm not going to lie it seemed like an overwhelming task.  However very quickly I made contact with a friend who I knew had a house and everything fell into place. It's such a blessing to not only know where we are going but be excited about it. The house is a little smaller but we are getting 4 bedrooms. We love the layout of the house and the neighborhood. Very thankful for our new soon to be landlords that are so flexible and making the move a lot less stressful. Our kids have grown up in this house and it will be weird to call a new place home. This is the longest i have ever lived anywhere. Witg that saud the only thing that has me a little sad is that we have a spot on a door frame where we have tracked the kids growth. Going to be hard to paint over it.  Overall though I think this will be a great move for us. Perfect opportunity for us to downsize a little and dejunk and gives the boys their own space as well. So here's to kicking off 2016 with a big change!