We have lost our freaking minds and bought a fixit upper in St. Augustine, FL. The kids have named it the Schitts Creek Hovel except they don’t spell it like the tv show. They are not wrong currently, but we have a vision and we love the area. We are ten minutes away from family and just a few miles from the beach. We had lived in the same house for 46 years, remodeling several times to finally create a comfortable pool home situated on about three acres. But...We hated the drive to St Augustine and it was just the two of us in a 4000 sqft house. We are not young. That's all I am going to say about that. I loved the house and miss it everyday but I feel confident (somedays) that we can make this one into something we love too. And being close enough to see some of our kids everyday is wonderful.The beach isn't bad either. Comfy country pool home traded in for a horrifying, three-years-abandoned home with weird sauna, full of stinky furniture and a sca...
It's been a year since I've posted. We became overwhelmed and had to focus on getting the place nice enough to live in. It still needs things, but it's clean and comfortable now. We will get to gutters, new fencing, pavers and a cocktail pool later, or maybe not. Do I really want to go back to work? Hell no! But there's a wish list. And if I had the right job I could enjoy working again. Not in education though. Here's some before and after pictures. It's been a wild year but the best part is being able to be near some of our kids and grandkids. We get to keep the youngest two grands frequently and those precious times are worth all the trouble. St.Augustine has its challenges ( hurricanes, traffic and overbuilding to name a few) but we like it here.