Chaos Squared

So things have been...chaotic.

Largely because we're insane.

So I'm not sure what we were thinking or if we were thinking at all...but M2 will begin Kindergarten in August and we are nowhere near getting our house built. In fact, we haven't even begun with step 1!  And I am freaking out. We are running out of time and have to get this stuff started!

Hubby had a colleague that was supposed to draw our house plans. He had some life things come up and kept putting us off and we got tired of waiting. Then one of hubby's friends offered to draw them for way cheap. You know he wasn't going to pass that up so we went that route.

More waiting and then a few weeks ago he brings in kinda-sorta-but-not-really set of plans and explains he has no idea how to do a roof line.  Really? Because that's kinda an important part. Did you not know you couldn't do roof lines when you took the job? And of course, we paid him for the work he had done but it's essentially useless. Which just adds to my frustration.

And it's May. MAY!

So I start calling around. To professionals. None of this "I know a guy" stuff anymore. We need this done and we need it done right. By someone who can draw roof lines.

The first guy I called quoted me $6,400. Yes, you read that right - six thousand, four hundred. So does that include you pouring the concrete too or we talking just for the drawing? I mean, I knew a custom home would be more but...seriously?

It was good that I called him first though because he was the most expensive. It helped the other quotes not seem quite so shocking.

We went last week, interviewed two and picked our guy. Ironically, he happens to be the father of a girl my husband dated for a short bit almost 20 years ago. It doesn't bother me a bit but he was kinda freaking out about it. As we were driving to meet the guy he was all "Don't say anything about me and (insert ex's name here)." Yeah, because that was my plan. "Hi. Nice to meet you. This is my husband, who used to do your daughter."

So now we've got the plans going. Which is good but we are still so far away. We've known for a long time that we weren't going to have anything built before August but I really wanted M2 to begin school in that district so we've decided to go ahead and sale our current home and move. Originally hubby suggested renting a place but I think long-term it would be better just to buy something small that we can rent out or flip later. I mean, we're looking at least a year in order to build, it's not a quick process.

So that's where we're at.

The plan is to pack up all the clutter and crap (and there is WAY too much of it) and put it in storage so we can put our house on the market while we live in it. Of course, we aren't ready to put it on the market yet and don't want to get a storage building until we're ready...so it's all just getting stacked in our office.

I used to have a pretty entryway table here,
now you open the door to a pile of boxes.

So we're in the process of moving...but not moving. Just not able to get to anything because it's packed and having to work around too many boxes.

Down to essentials...

Honestly, I think I prefer the old method - grab a box and throw it in a few nights before you have to move. It may not be the most organized way to do it but I'm learning it's definitely the least stressful...

And happy late Mother's Day for all you Moms out there! I enjoyed my day with this fabulous lady...