Our Future
What are we thinking?
We are in the process of building our future dream-home to be built on our 2.19 acre lot that we purchased in January 2022. The lot is located in the Ridgeview Estates subdivision in the village of Utica, IL. We will continue to add photos along with our blog to keep our family and friends up to date on our dreams as they become a reality through the building process. This site will also discuss any problems or issues that we weren't expecting and can possibly help you when you build your dream house!
Many have already asked, "What are you thinking?" Well, let's look back at our past couple of years. Starting in about December 2019, there was a pandemic released that the world has never seen before. It originated in Wuhan, China and went worldwide. In March 2020, countries around the world began to close down. Schools closed, businesses closed, the economy closed, basically the world closed. Children were forced to do home-schooling with online studies through the school systems. I'm not going to get too deep in this and many people can argue either side of the issue. One of the major problems that we are anticipating from building our dream home is the current costs of everything. Throw in the fact that under a new administration we are watching the highest inflation in about 40 years, gas prices are through the roof, lumber is sky-high and this will be an incredible roller-coaster ride for us!
This is what we are thinking: We have always dreamed of building a custom home as we began to reach retirement age and have a wonderful home when we become grandparents. Realizing that these dreams can become a reality much earlier in our lives before retirement, we decided to go for it. With Anna finishing up her Associates Degree at Illinois Valley Community College and moving off for a 4-year university after, she will not be in the situation to fully enjoy the new house. However, Jake currently in 6th grade at Oglesby Washington, is the perfect age to be able to enjoy the new house through his high school years at LaSalle-Peru Township High School.
