Madison, AL  35756

That is going to be the address of the house that tn_lark  and I have contracted to build.  I haven't even started my new job, and we've already committed to build a new house!  My head is swimming.

The location is a small development on the west side of Redstone Arsenal.  The development itself is surrounded on three sides by land that is part of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, so that once the existing sites are sold and built upon, the community is never going to be surrounded by other similar communities.

Our lot (see below) is on the outside of the development, and backs up on the Wildlife Refuge.  The trees in the picture are on Refuge property and aren't ever going to be cut down.



The house, when completed, will look like this:



Here's an oblique view.  The dormer over the garage is for the bonus room that will house tn_lark's quilting and embroidery studio.  ( My workshop will be built later, after the house and land in Tennessee gets sold. )



Our kitchen will look pretty much like this, with some minor differences in the appliances and the stain on the cabinets:



And our bedroom, will sort of look like this, given that our bedroom furniture looks nothing like the furniture in the model home where the interior shots were taken.



We're intending that this will be the last move for us, and that this will be the house we grow old in.  With the exception of tn_lark's studio, everything is on one floor, and there's more than enough room for us, our hobbies, our massive library, and the cats.  With a little luck, we're expecting to be able to move in before our joint birthday next May.

The job looks like it's going to be great:  I get to work for people I know, and who know me, doing work I'm good at.  All I have to do now is get all the stuff in the apartment in Atlanta moved to Huntsville in time to start work on 6 Dec...