purple potty

We've been in Edmonton for about 3 weeks and we've been looking for a house to purchase. We've seen about 10 houses, and finally found 1 that has great location, solid structure and everything we were looking for...well, almost everything.

On Tuesday Tim's parents came for a visit from SK, and we hung out in the morning. There were a few houses we wanted to see but thought they've been on the market for a while so we probably don't need to see them right away. But we asked if Harv and Sharon wanted to see a few houses in the afternoon. I was shocked when they both just about jumped out of their seats with excitement. We saw 2 that day. The next morning we made an offer on 1 and by noon the owner had accepted our offer. It kind of happened about that quick. And we had to really laugh when the owner insisted that we have the shuffle board that was downstairs. So Tuesday we made the offer, Wednesday, today, we had the home inspection, and tomorrow we will send the last of the mortgage documents away. I can't even believe how fast God has worked this out.

So, you're probably wondering about the house. It's a 1972, 1200 square foot bungalow with a fully finished basement that includes a spare room and bathroom. The upstairs has 3 bedrooms, an ensuite off the master bedroom and vaulted ceilings in the living and dining room. Also, Tim gets his 2 car garage, I get perennial flower beds, a veggie garden and we all get to live across from a small grassy park. It all sounds perfect....accept the purple potty. When Nadia saw it she yelled out with laughter, "A purple potty, I want this bedroom!"

So we're really excited and scrambling to get the last things finished up. Although the house is mint 70's, and I do mean mint...we will have a lot of fun renovating. Tim's already planned out the new kitchen with the Ikea kitchen planner.