Childhood Threats

As a child, my mom would often threaten to leave us hanging on a hook when we misbehaved. It is a very tempting thought.

Very tempting!!

A revelation

Over Thanksgiving weekend we stayed at Brigham's uncle's house to care for their two adorable black lab puppies. I don't know what I liked more about the weekend: the dogs, the kitchen that looked out onto a huge yard with a trampoline and play set which the kids love despite the cold weather, that when the kids were inside there was plenty of space to run around without getting under my feet or fighting with each other, the dishwasher, or the fact that I did not feel the constant overwhelming need to clean. There was room enough to make a mess without continually tripping over it. I relished the wide open spaces of this house. To give an idea of the space, the master bedroom + bath is only a little bit smaller than our entire house and, no, I am not exaggerating. It was a revelation. We need to move to a bigger place!! Now! Immediately! I feel the walls of our small house closing in on me!

Unfortunately, we are not able to move until Brigham graduates in April. We knew this but spending the weekend at Brigham's uncle brought it home, so to speak. So our current plan is to stay where we are until after Brigham graduates, and since we still have not received a job offer for an attorney job and even if we had, it is not likely to start until October or later, and Brigham currently has a job in Draper, we will move to the Sandy area in late April, early May. I am so excited by this that I have already started looking to see what is available and the price. I am also compiling my list of what I am looking for in a house (we want a house not a condo):

• 3-4 bedrooms with at least 1.5 bathrooms
  
• A fenced backyard with a window that overlooks it (preferably in the kitchen) and hopefully a garden plot
  
• A closet in every bedroom and a hall closet (our current house only has two closets, one in our bedroom and one in the hall)
  
• A modern kitchen with dishwasher and garbage disposal, counter space for more than a microwave, and cabinets deep enough to actually fit my plates, and a fridge that cannot be heard throughout the entire house.
  
• At least two three-pronged electrical outlets in every room
  
• A bathroom that has a counter and cabinets
  
• Close walking proximity to parks and shopping.

That's my list so far. I am sure that it will grow but I do not think it is too much to ask, do you?