About 4 years ago, my parents moved from the neighborhood I live in now to Selma, Oregon. They bought a beautiful home on 10 acres. They started raising goats and gardening. As a family it was always our intention to build some type of commune in Oregon together. We all wanted to build a sustainable life. Of course, life has its way of changing made plans. Circumstances have taken us in different directions. It has always been our intention to eventually make it to Oregon. Through some self recognition., I realized sharing a property with my not always functioning parents and sister may not be the best idea. However, we knew we wanted to move, we all want to be close. Last year an incredible property near my parents went up for sale. During my pregnancy with #5, I took a flight up to Portland with the intention of a quick trip down to see this property. That road trip was beyond adventurous....more like dangerous. This isn't overly relevant but its kinda funny. I had a 5 hour drive with #1 who I had brought along for the trip. We woke up early, I took 2 Tylenol and got ready to head out. During that pregnancy my head hurt all the time. Before I even started I needed a cat nap. After a brief rest we hit the road. Well, during that 5 hour road trip I ended up drinking 2 cups of coffee, a 5 hour energy drink, and taking 2 more cat naps. I chalked my exhaustion up to being pregnant. Now, I realize those substances are not ideal for pregnant woman but I couldn't keep my eyes open. I had an appointment with the real estate agent at 3 o'clock, which was approaching quickly. Well, it ended up I had accidently taken Tylenol PM that morning. The clearance sticker covered a good part of the label. Genius, I know! Anyway, I digress. I arrived at the property at 3pm, zombiefied. It truly was amazing. The list price was $220,000. In California this home would easily sell for $750,000. Through heartache, stress and a miracle we were able to buy the house. It is a 3,300 sq ft, 7 bedroom, 2 bath, home on almost 4 acres. There is a workshop. It has a huge fenced garden area, already home to apple trees, cherry trees, strawberry patches, and lots of grape arbors. This is a move we had been talking about making for 4 years. An opportunity presented itself that we could not pass up. So, the process began. It was not feasible to make the move at that time. The kids needed to finish out school. I had to have the baby. Our home in Oregon has been rented out until now. On August 15th it becomes avail to us. Our current home is empty, minus a few essentials. It is freshly painted, clean, and set to go on the market next week. My children are enrolled in homeschool in Oregon. Their materials and supplies will be arriving at our new home soon.
We currently live in a pretty suburban neighborhood. There is plenty of shopping near by, school is down the street, and my husbands job is 20 minutes away. Our current home is 960 sq. ft. with one bathroom. Yes, all 7 of us share 1 bathroom. Things are about to change. Change.. in an everything is going to be totally different kinda way. We will live 20/30 miles away from town. We are giving up convenience. We will work harder. The hope is to connect to life, connect to food, and most importantly connect to each other. I read a great blog today about missing the village Ive never had. Through this move, We will find our village. We will build our village! We are chasing dreams. Hope you enjoy following our journey!
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