The Planning Begins

Well, we have the house, the stuff is in and unpacked, and the drawings are in process. Our First task to tackle is to make a master plan. Austin's Dad has been over a few times now to draw up plans of the house and from those floor plans we are beginning to see what possibilities exist. In fact, so many possibilities exist that decided just how far to go with things is becoming difficult...do we take out the chimneys to make room for where we want a bathroom to go? Do we get new water heathers that are more energy efficient? Do we expand the attic bathroom so that someone more than 100lbs can fit in it? Which way do we put the kitchen island? Where do we draw the line between functionality and frugality? Where's the midpoint between Missy's "Let's get it done as fast as we can for the least amount of money" attitude and Austin's "Let's do it right even though it may cost more and take a lot more time". Ahh, the joys of coming from completely different backgrounds with different ideas about cost and quality. So, we are praying that God will help us make the right decisions.

We are really enjoying living in Lawrence finally! We're begining to discover cool places like the little state park down the street that has a beautiful little area to sit on a bench and watch the birds and we had a great time playing bocce ball with our friends in the big City Common on Easter. We've also discovered that the addition on the back of the house makes a wonderful place to sit in the sun on the flat roof (just have to get over the fear of climbing the 12 foot ladder!). We've also discovered that living in the car insurance fraud capital of the state has made our car insurance go up $1400/yr...so are looking for ways to maybe reduce down to one car.

So, we are excited to have begun our journey in Lawrence. If you want to check out some of the other cool things that are going on in the city, here are some links you can check out...

http://www.lawrencecommunityworks.org/neighborhood/index.php?area=reviviendo

http://www.groundworklawrence.org/

We'll be posting more pictures soon as we take them...