There have been tons of awesome builds I really wanted to comment on, and discussions I wanted to jump into, but just haven't had time.
I barely have time anymore to make a pass or two through the forums to check for problems, fix issues, and deal with other admin issues.
There is reason for that. It's been mentioned in couple threads, but I wanted to make a thread to explain (and to kind of celebrate).
The wife and I just bought a new house!
It's actually been in the works for a couple months now. We put in the bid around the end of October, and it was accepted. It's just taken almost 2 months for it to close.
We finally signed the final papers and wired the money on Friday. Got the keys on Saturday morning.
Anyway. Since the bid was accepted, we've been busy starting to pack stuff up. Sorting through things. Sending lots of stuff to Goodwill. I've been selling off kits and other collectibles that I don't feel like moving. We've been in our current house for 26 years now, so we have a ton of crap here to go through and pack.
Now things are going to get even busier. We've got a bunch of work to do on the house before we move in. The house has apparently been empty for about 3 years according to one of our new neighbors. We bought it from Chase bank for a great price. We were in the right place at the right time. We were the first people to look at it, 3 days after it hit the market, (realtor hadn't even put a sign in the yard yet) and we put in a bid that day for just a couple hundred under the asking price.
The house was built in 1890, and is still in great shape structurally. Even has the original hardwood floors that are still in nice condition. But, we've got wallpaper to remove in every room, then painting. New tile in the entrance, both bathrooms, and laundry room.
I want to update the electrical.
And the kitchen we thought we were going to leave alone, now looks like we are going to rip out and redo.
I am hoping, once we get the utilities on, that there isn't any problem with the plumbing. The house was professionally weatherized, but still, you never know.
So, the next couple months are going to be really busy. No working on models at all
They're all packed up. Probably won't get unpacked until some time after WF.
I'll be busy with 1:1 projects until then.
Good thing we have no deadline to be out of our current house. We still own it too.
It was already paid off, so we just got a home equity loan against it before we started looking for new places. That way we knew our budget ahead of time. Not looking forward to paying utilities on 2 places for a few months, but it will be worth it to have the time to fix the new house, and move a little at at time instead of having to move it all, all at once.
Then by spring, we should be able to list our current house, and hopefully it will sell quick, and I won't have a house payment again.
Its fun moving into a new/old place. You just never know what might have been hidden in the crawl spaces, attic and nooks and crannies of old building. Best of luck!
Reminding me of my old home town of Old Hickory Tn. Old majestic homes built in 1918 currently going for $289.K! 
