The Itch

I've got the itch, and I've got it bad! I'm itching for a new house and a new car. Neither of them are realistic at this point, but that doesn't stop me from wanting. Our house is an adorable 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, with 1750 square feet. It's such a great place, and we've made so many wonderful memories here. But we really would like a house that has a living room and a family room. It would be so nice to have adult space separate from the kid space. And a real office--or at least an office area. And a storage room. And another bedroom. And a real yard where the kids can play. I'm sure you get the idea. I'm trying to keep myself satisfied right now by repeating the pioneer mantra "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, or do without."

Since I'm trying so hard to be content in a house that feels a bit too small, I'm getting the itch to get rid of STUFF. There's not too much we have that is excess at this point, but I'm willing to get rid of whatever excess is left. Now, according to Tobin that would include all of my craft and sewing things. But he just needs to wait until I'm out of school this summer. Oh, I've got projects planned already! In fact, I have a few up my sleeve that need to get finished by Father's Day, and I'm contemplating more for Mother's Day. . .

As far as a car, we don't really need a new one right now. We were hoping to get pregnant this past fall, so we would have needed a new car in the very near future. But alas, the pregnancy story doesn't seem to change for us . . . . It's a long, hard battle. I had my mind set on needing a new car for more kids, and now I can't seem to get rid of the itch to buy one. The thing that keeps me from seriously looking is the idea of another car payment. Yuck! I'll keep waiting until the time comes that we are actually pregnant with more babies. Or until we are independently wealthy. Whichever happens first.