Finding Home

My husband, John, grew up on 10 acres (with hundreds of nearby unused acres to explore)….and, the first several years of our marriage were spent in an apartment, townhouse, or subdivision. So, when we began house hunting over 2 years ago for a place to raise our two boys, you can imagine that the tiny postage stamp lots of today's new houses simply weren't going to cut it for him. And, as we continued to look, I knew that wasn't what I wanted either. Simply put - we wanted privacy (I was tired of feeling like I could reach out my bathroom window and borrow my neighbors soap, haha!) We wanted a place for our boys to learn and explore and a place where we could create a more sustainable life for ourselves.

Our realtor (amazing, by the way!!) painstakingly looked with us at countless properties over the last 2 years. We were hunting for that "perfect property"- one that we could see ourselves in indefinitely. High on the list of "must haves" was a place where we could garden and have chickens (a necessity with a 5 year old who eats 4+ eggs without blinking!) and the space for other potential animals. We crossed several houses off the list because they were too small, too outdated, too neglected, too expensive, too far from work, too weird of a layout (I mean, seriously….who wants to have a toilet by itself in a closet with a sink down the hall IN a bedroom?!? So strange!!)

When circumstances earlier this summer pushed the house hunt into overdrive, we hunted relentlessly with our realtor (did I mention she was awesome?!!?) until we came across this property. It crossed off almost every item on our wish list: a large yard for the boys to play, space for chickens and other animals, privacy, livable as is (although we definitely have some updates to do), and plenty of space for our family to live. Sooooo, long story made short, we placed an offer on this house (and almost 8 acres!) and it was accepted! We had found our home.

Check out the big backyard!! The boys were soooo excited! 

We would love for you to join us as we share a little about our adventures in our new home! Keep your eyes out for more posts about things like raising chickens, gardening, homeschooling, and updating our home one room at a time! Welcome to Peck Place Farm!