Happy House News!

We just got a phone call from Mits saying that she and Pete have had their offer on the cute house in Burnaby accepted! They are, of course, very excited....Mits is sure she will feel terrified later, but right now, they're ecstatic!

The house is one block into Burnaby, i.e. a block east of Boundary. It's too bad it doesn't have a Vancouver address, but it seems to be good value otherwise. We saw it yesterday with the kids, and it was beautifully done up on the main floor. The basement is a shared laundry area, and then a suite that they can rent to a student, and it is nicely finished. But upstairs the owners have taken great pains to make the most of a very small top floor. The front door enters directly into the living-dining room from a high outside staircase and open landing. The living rm to the left of the front door is very small, with room for a couch and a chair and a tv - but what more do they need? The dining room, to the right, was open and bright, and enhanced by a giant mirror that really made the whole area seem bigger. Plus there is a huge view looking south, as the house is on a hill.

The kitchen has been redone and is very modern, with an island in the middle where guests can sit. There is a small bedroom off the kitchen, then the master bedroom, complete with sliding door to a ground-level deck, is behind the kitchen. The bathroom is tucked around behind the spare bedroom, by the back door. You have to go out the back door and around to get to the basement and the laundry, but that is not too much of an impediment. There is a nice back yard with a giant cherry tree, and an old but serviceable garage and a lovely clump of trees for privacy at the back.

So Mits and Pete are very happy, and I am happy for them - such excitement! They will have the house inspected and then the deal will go through, and they will move at the end of August.

I am very happy for them!