One of the upsides of my dad’s passing is that Shawn and I are inheriting money we wouldn’t have had otherwise. We’re not getting a ton of money, but we’re getting “enough”. After looking around the market for many months, Christina and I have finally found a house we love. It’s in Cornelius, which is just west of Hillsboro… which is west of Beaverton… which is west of Portland. (View it on a map, it’s easier that way.)

It’s gonna be great to be so close to work - only a 15 minute drive. The house is a newer manufactured home, with a beautiful professionally landscaped yard, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (both with large tubs), a large kitchen with an island, seperate dining room, living room, office, den, two sheds, a raised flowerbed, covered carport, and a fence. The house has just about everything we could hope for and it’s at the end of a cul-de-sac in a great modern neighborhood with a combination of new-contruction homes, right behind Fred Meyer, Walgreens, and 711 (Slurpees!). We’re really excited, but still understandably nervous about affordability. I think we’ll make it work if we really try. I’m really looking forward to a little privacy with my wife and (foster) daughter.

The only downside to getting our own place is the side effect of said privacy - leaving our roommates, Christina’s mom and aunt, to fend for themselves. We feel bad, because neither of them are making much money right now and in some ways they’re just too different to stay together (for instance, one’s a neat freak while the other is… well… not). All we can do is hope for the best and help when we can.

Anyway, here’s another couple pics of the new place! (BTW, the furniture doesn’t come with the house. Duh. )