extreme home makeover X 5
"Phone's for you. It's dad." says #1 Son.
Hubby is out-of-town for a few days each week, remodeling a house in Albany. We usually touch base a few times daily via phone, but this time he greets me with a shocker.
"How would you like to live in Madrid?"
And I knew exactly what he was referring to. Our second offer on a piece of real estate around the corner from our church had been accepted. Some of our friends are "in the know" about our latest and craziest venture. It involves purchasing our very own slum: 5 houses, a two-story post and beam barn, and about an acre of prime waterfront property on the Grasse River. Anyone driving through the sleepy village of Madrid, NY might miss this scary row of depressing buildings. There are nicer things to look at when stopping at the four corners. The storefront of the Hometown Cafe, for example. Or the lovely Victorian brick manse across the way. Anything but the sloping porches, blue tarps, chopped up lawns, strewn junk, and crumbling siding that will shortly belong to us.
What are you thinking? one might ask.
You just wait and see.
Anybody wanna buy a house in Knapp Station?
Hubby is out-of-town for a few days each week, remodeling a house in Albany. We usually touch base a few times daily via phone, but this time he greets me with a shocker.
"How would you like to live in Madrid?"
And I knew exactly what he was referring to. Our second offer on a piece of real estate around the corner from our church had been accepted. Some of our friends are "in the know" about our latest and craziest venture. It involves purchasing our very own slum: 5 houses, a two-story post and beam barn, and about an acre of prime waterfront property on the Grasse River. Anyone driving through the sleepy village of Madrid, NY might miss this scary row of depressing buildings. There are nicer things to look at when stopping at the four corners. The storefront of the Hometown Cafe, for example. Or the lovely Victorian brick manse across the way. Anything but the sloping porches, blue tarps, chopped up lawns, strewn junk, and crumbling siding that will shortly belong to us.
What are you thinking? one might ask.
You just wait and see.
Anybody wanna buy a house in Knapp Station?
posted by thisrequiresthought at 4:41 PM
9 Comments:
My daughter immediately said to post a comment on her behalf. "YES!" She would like to buy a house in Knapp Station!
How exciting!
Yay!!!!
i'm so happy. your family down the street from my family. it's perfect.
which daughter?
you have six, you know!!
Actually, she has seven.
But who's counting?!
;)
me, me, me.
it was me.
i was first.
i've been saving all of my change, and i even have a $2 bill. you can have it all. i'll even roll it for you. waddaya think?
:)
sure.
that $2 bill will come in handy w/ all the remodeling we have ahead of us.
Does your remodeling plans include a dock for all your friends' kayaks?
Congrads. I look forward to seeing the transformation.
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