A Dozen Good Eggs

Thursday, May 19, 2011

A house

we have been looking for the perfect house for months. We started in about January. we have seen 3-6 houses just about every week since then. We saw many too small houses, too big houses, too little land houses, not quite right houses. We saw this one house early on and went back to it about 4 times. every time becoming more and more enamored with it. It sits on 55 acres with a loooooong driveway. fenced in back yard for the dogs. deck. big kitchen. enough bedrooms. enough space inside and out. little covered porch on the front. The last time we were there there was one lone Robin singing on a tree for me. that clinched it in my mind. but we kept looking. we found another house that would totally work but the only problem is that it wouldnt work for long. As Sophie changes and grows and as she goes through surgeries and times when she is unable to walk it just wouldnt work then. and we went back again to this house on 55 acres. we even brought in a contractor to see about doing some stuff. In the end, after looking at probably a hundred houses in the duluth area we decided on one of the first ones we saw. the one with the loooooong driveway. We kept looking for another house that offered us that convenient location, that privacy, that much house space, that much yard space and we just couldnt find it. so we are movin to Hermantown. Close to friends who are already looking forward to having us so much closer, and we are looking forward to being close to them. only 5 miles from my family. close to shopping. close to the city and all that it offers in the way of culture, dining, activities, and attractions. and yet it sits on 55 acres so you are surrounded by trees and nature and privacy. We are planning to close in July. here is a link to a listing that has some photos of the house. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5425-Morris-Thomas-Rd-Hermantown-MN-55810/61593751_zpid/

7 comments:

  1. It looks amazing - congratulations!!!

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  2. So glad you finally found the place for you...

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  3. Hi! Your home sounds beautiful just to have all that land to explore and enjoy nature.Pat

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  4. Looks great! I love that big deck. I'm so glad that you have found your home! Jessa

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  5. Well, it is a little longer for us the visit the kids and you guys but .. the north coast is nice. We are happy for you both

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  6. plenty of room to bring a tent or sleep on the couch or stay at a hotel or see us at camp. its only an hour and half from here.

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  7. Congratulations on finding HOME! I love the deck too, we need one for the rainy days when the kids want to go outside and I won't let them crawl in the mud...

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