We've found land!

We have found land...again! We upped our budget and plan on closing on Sept. 30. 2014, so far everything is running on time. We also found out we are expecting our third baby (surprise!!) so that forced us to do things a bit quicker since we are in a two bedroom townhouse right now with three people. Construction is set to begin two weeks or less after the closing date, so by 10/15/2014 we should break ground, and the project is set to complete 5.5-6 months, we pretty much when the baby is born, April. Of course, I am hoping we are on schedule or a tad before schedule which is rarely the case, so that we can bring the baby home and be closer to the boys school as well.

Changes we have made to the house, I planned on one of the bedrooms upstairs to be a play room and the boys were sharing the bedroom that has the walk-in closet and bathroom. The boys will still have that room and now the playroom will be moved downstairs to where the office was going to be. It works out because I would like the kids to have a playroom/theater area and this room will be big enough to accommodate that and easier to keep an eye on them while they play. So instead of a large opening I am having them install french doors. Exterior will not be brick but will be hardie board siding which is more expensive than vinyl but will save in the long run due to it being maintenance free. We also will not have that chimney because we opted for a gas fireplace. It saves us a little money not having to build the chimney and I will probably use it more knowing I just have to flick the switch for it to shut off.