Big House, Small House, Our House, HUGE HOUSE!!

I am going to try to follow in the footsteps of my dear sister and blog on my life even though I am sure people would say I have better things I could be doing. Actually, until today my life hasn't been interesting enough to blog about. Then came today. Oh today. What a magnificent, horrible, lovely, fun day.

Let's start at the start (which is where most things should start). I didn't sleep well last night. Ok, hold on. Now that I say that, maybe that isn't the start at all. Let me try that one more time...

Lately I have been going to bed early. Some may say, "what's wrong with that??" Others may be shocked and appaulled that "early" is actually 8:30 pm, and also happens to coincide with the point of my evening where I can no longer physically keep my eyes open. Teaching'll do that to you (apparently). So, last night being no exception, I fell asleep at 8:30 and expected to sleep through the night as per usual. Except that I woke up at 12:30 am and could not fall back asleep. Begin the longest night of my life. If I ever said that 5:50 comes too soon, I was wrong. It couldn't come soon enough. When it did finally come I was so tired that I could barely keep my eyes open. I seem to detect a pattern? Anyway, long story even longer, I was tired at school and the kids were all inside for play because it was raining. It was actually quite a storm. The rain was pelting and the wind was incredible. It was right about the point where Oscar was tapping me incessently, trying to get my attention, that I thought "wow, I could really use a day off." Enter, God. Turns out that God heard my little cry of dispair, and he used the already gale-force winds in my favour. The roof of the school started coming off!! Actually, only one part of the roof is actually secured, and once that came off the whole thing just started to crumble. Turns out falling roof is a health and safety issue, and it was deemed a hazard to have the kids at school. So the school is closed tomorrow, monday, and tuesday. God not only gave me one day off, He gave me THREE!!! Well, I guess I can't count monday and tuesday as off since I still have to go in, but the kids won't be there, so at least it's a bit of a break! We do have tomorrow completely off though. The head teacher actually told us NOT to come in, and if we were really that keen that we were coming in at our own risk.

The wind did wreck havock on the city though. There were trees down, and we saw one brick fence (about 2.5 ft. high) that fell over onto the sidewalk. They were warning people to stay inside if possible.

Which brings me to the title of our blog (and the real reason today was so great). The six crazies who live in the Burlington House decided not to heed the warnings, but to venture out to look at the next rental property that was offered to us since we have to move. The first offer was looked at earlier this week, and was decided that it was not good enough for us. The location sucked, and the house was not what we were expecting. It was ok, but not fantastic. Today's house was a different story. Not only is it on a great central route, but the house is AMAZING!!! Actually, make that AMAZING!!!! I wish I had pictures to share (although there will be plenty of time for that). At first glance I was skeptical. Save for the glass roses on the front door window. We walked inside and instantly knew the place was amazing. I don't think I could describe it, but I'll try. There are THREE sitting rooms. A front room (which rumour has it will be turned into another bedroom) a middle room with a fireplace which is the room you first walk into and also leads to the kitchen, and a third sitting room at the back with also leads onto the kitchen from a different angle. The kitchen itself is not huge, but it does have a gas stove (a new MUST in any home we have). There is enough cupboard space we think, and attached is a HUGE dining room, which could easily hold a table for 12. Upstairs there are 4 bedrooms, each exceptionally large. There is also a third floor with another bedroom. That one has slanted ceilings as it is actually in the roof. The four bedrooms are separated by quite long hallways, so you don't see any bedroom doors when you first walk up the stairs. The bathroom has a large bathtub, two sinks, and a nice sized seperate shower. Just wait, I saved the best for last. The bedroom that Ryan and I are taking (which we "called" and no one opposed) is huge. It is clearly the master bedroom, and get this - it has an ensuite bathroom!!!!!! It has a complete bathroom with a shower and toilet and everything!!! It's amazing. Somehow, having an ensuite makes me feel like an adult!! In addition to all of this space, there are lots of little nooks and crannies that can be used for storage or whatever. I'm absolutely head over heels in love with this house. If any of you remember me saying that I would take the layout of the Burlington House home to Canada and build it, I changed my mind. I want the new house!!! It's phenomenal. Now the next question is, WHEN DO WE GET TO MOVE IN?!?!?