After the realization that we will most likely be unable to sell all of our belongings and roam the Earth, I have come up with a new plan. I guess I finally decided that if I am going to commit to three sets of braces over the course of the next fifteen years I am going to have to give up on the idea of nomadic life. The whole scare with moving away from here and living in some hole-in-the-wall cheap apartment to decrease our expenses had a bit to do with it also. I like where I live. I liked it the moment I got here and not once have I disliked it. The more I think about owning a house here the less I reject the idea. My children want a yard. They want their own pool also. Spoiled rotten, aren't they? I think they would prefer it be sitting in Ohio, but that is another story.

So, now I will work on paying off our debt and saving for a house. I want a nice one. I don't want to have to clean it either. So I will be budgeting in housekeeping costs when it happens.

Posted by gwendolyn on May 21, 2001 at 08:24 AM