We are now in the new house. Amazing. At last writing, we had just broken ground, and I don't think our basement foundation had even been begun at that point. And now we're here, in this house, with all of its necessary maintenance, cleaning, and, most of all, house payments. We've never in our lives had a house payment. It's been over 15 years since I've had to pay rent! When that house payment statement comes, it's a shock. I still can't believe I write a check that big every month.
The lessons that building a house taught the family were and continue to be priceless. Many phases of the housebuilding, from the groundbreaking to the final coat of paint, were very hands-on. On any given day on the job site, you could see one of the kids helping out or showing magic tricks or climbing around on the roof. It was an exciting and amazing process.
We're still not done, even though we've been moved in since Christmas Eve, which was completely by accident. That's a completely different story.
Bohemian's on the phone, so I'm going to come back to this later!
