I've been promising some people some pictures of the nice rental house that we're lucky enough to live in right now. I keep thinking that I'll take some pictures with all of our stuff in it, but first I had to unpack so it didn't look so cluttered. Then I thought photos would look much better if I put up curtains and hung pictures. There are so many darn windows though, that I don't have enough curtains or rods, and no sewing machine to make more curtains. A month later, our house is lived in enough that it's always messy. I keep thinking that I'll take some pictures after my house is clean, which will never happen. My poor husband that has to deal with the daily O.C.D. perfectionist tendencies of his ranting wife.
So, here are the pictures of our empty house before we really moved into it. Sean and his brother Jack are the photographers. These are the pictures that Sean e-mailed me in May when he was camping inside while the kids and I were still in Reno. I was dying to know what our rental house looked like, and these are what they sent me. It's o.k. to laugh at their photography skills like I did.
This is the living room (and Sean's bedroom at the time, and no, the futon is not still there). This main room is right as you enter the front door.
This house is almost 1800 sf., all on one level with 12 ft. vaulted ceilings (which I hate--can we say "Echo . . . echo . . . echo"?)
The kitchen is the biggest one we've ever lived in. It's very nice. It dwarfs my kitchen table. The floors are these gorgeous stones that hide everything which is wonderful except on the few occasions where I'm actually trying to clean it. I can never tell if it's truly clean or if I've missed spots.
We were brave and signed papers long distance from Moscow to rent this house based on one paragraph and three pictures (one of the front yard, two of the backyard). It was marketed as "a two-bath, three bedroom plus a den, could possibly be a fourth bedroom. When we got there, there were no doors on the room that was for Kylee and Celeste. It took a week, but we finally got doors on for the girls. Will and Aspen are the lucky ones, they have their own rooms.
Best for last: the backyard. Most of the description of the house was about the backyard, and that's what sold us (well, at least me).
There is no turf to speak of, but it backs right up to undeveloped land. There is a patio with stone pavers and a wood deck that wraps around a pond with a small waterfall. We bought a few plants and fish for the pond, and the kids and I love looking at it and playing near it.
There are two raised garden plots where we are tempting to grow some produce if the wild critters will let us. It also came equipped with a yummy cherry tree, grape vines, and birdfeeders.
Between all of the fruit and birdseed, we have wildlife back there all the time! It's great fun. The only thing it's lacking is some overhead shade.
So, any time you find yourself passing through Reno, give us a buzz, and we'd be glad to give you a personal tour or put you up for the night.
