house buying fever

House-buying things proceed apace. We looked and we liked. It is not my dream house... yet... I could grow to love it... I'm wondering if a room could be added or a garage built and eventually converted to a real room. it will depend on the footprint of existing houses and lot size.

The Pilot and the Acrobat liked the back and I liked the front. Rook seemed neutral. "At first I thought cramped, then I thought cosy," he says, envisioning a world in which I do not come home with my truck full of crap and old bookshelves that I've picked up from next to dumpsters and then dump it in the (now possibly non-existant) garage. Certainly, having more space has never made me become more organized.

Splitting 725K between the four of us seems much better than 550K between me and Rook (really just rook since I am earning crap and might get pregnant again). I think we were eyeing each other picturing the "oh, can I drop off little Moomin/Nonamy with you for a hour..." situation. I would have to have clear boundaries laid down for such things as I have no normally occurring boundaries (laundry hours, etc. for the common space, do not wander into my house and drink up the last of my cranberry juice). I think the Acrobat has no boundaries either. The Pilot does. I would fear offending her in some way and not knowing it till 6 months later so I would really have find out her Rules and follow them... We would make up some House Rules... It would be like in Cheaper by the Dozen, where if you break a rule you have to put a quarter in a jar. Except a worse fine to be used for parties, or the hot tub building, or something.

There are no termites. It might be all legal construction. The roof doesn't seem to leak. The carpets are crappy but who cares. There is no dining room. I liked the little deck and the front yard. There are 2 bathrooms and almost no closets. the neighborhood is mostly rental, and about 60% spanish speaking which is okay by me. I wonder if the water heater is shared...

I can't decide whether one would call it the Maze or the Labyrinth. We would be labrynthians or mazians? Davee suggests "Geekibbutz". Geeky Butts?