To sell or not to sell

There is a debate in my house, whether to sell our house to retrofit it to accommodate new realities.

In 2006/07 we removed most of the walls on our first floor to created that much vaunted open concept. The house has a wonderful flow now and the kitchen is expansive, beautiful and very usable.







The problem now is that my mother, who lives with us, has developed health problems and her second floor bedroom is no longer functioning for her. She insists this is temporary, but five months later this no longer seems temporary. She is sleeping on the screened in porch and den couch, not exactly the best place to sleep in a busy household.

So, what to do? We have been looking at houses and other potential residences for a couples months now. Warehouses, old hotels, churches, school buildings and even houses have been studied to see how they would fit our lifestyle. We have all but ruled out houses because the change would not do any more than create essentially a trade.

We have always wanted to find a unique space without walls, high ceilings and preferably a reuse space. Needing a first floor bedroom has made our desires a little out of whack and made our decision much harder.

Our current home on Merritt Ave, in Oshkosh, across from Menominee Park is fantastic. We have done so much to make this house fit us from the double sized master with a new walk in closet, to the open concept first floor and a landscaped 370ft yard with waterfall, stream, pond and English garden. The neighborhood is the best and we are loath to leave the location.

So what to do?

Sawdust Days

The parade wasn't out only outing on the 4th of July in Oshkosh. Menominee Park hosts a wonderful free festival during a few days leading up to the fourth. We ventured over in the afternoon and enjoyed what we saw:

4th of July Parade

For those of you who slept in Friday morning or are out of town, here are a few shots from our fabulously traditional parade: