We closed on the construction loan on the new new house yesterday. And our builder, who wasn't involved in that process, met us in the lawyer's parking lot as soon as we walked out and had us sign papers so he could start getting permits from the town and county. And tomorrow we're going to meet him on the lot and finalize the location the house and driveway. Shit's moving fast.

That's the new lot. It goes back about 600 feet.

Walk one mile in that direction and you'll get to our current house.

You might be able to see the two pink flags tied to trees just right of center. That's the back and front of the proposed location for the house (they're about 70 feet apart). And just about 30 feet behind the farthest flag, there's a pretty steep hill. That's going to stay wild.

So, the house is going to be one story. About 30% smaller than our current house. "Green" (geothermal A/C, high-efficiency windows, etc.). Quality over quantity. On just under 5 acres (vs. the 2 we're on now).

It's all very exciting and terrifying since we have to sell the house we're in now before the new mortgage becomes even close to being affordable.

But, things have usually worked out before. So why not keep pressing our luck?