Moving

We've kind of had it with the apartments we are living in. We have been looking at moving the last week or so, but only seen one place. The place we've looked at has a lot of pros and cons. We haven't been able to get into any other place that we want to see.

Pros:
-has a "garage" that my car can fit in. Right now the car the kids' carseats are in has to park a block a way and I have to take them both back to the house and hope little man doesn't get loose.
-has a storage space for extra things downstairs.
-has a place to lock bikes up. We had our current bikes locked up to a tree with a tarp, this will be a huge improvement.
-has an elevator. No more trying to get down 14 stairs while trying to hold onto both kids.
-The kitchen space is better laid out. No more eating over the carpeted area
-I like the living room layout.
-The shared hallways seem cleaner than our current one.
-There is a linen closet
-It's a block away
-The ceiling is falling in. Our ceiling has already fallen in and been replaced 2 times in the last 9 months.

Cons:
-There is no "coat closet" or a "broom closet" or anywhere to put tall items.
-The rooms are SMALL. The rooms in our current location are very big. So going to rooms that are even smaller than standard size could pose a problem
-The bathroom is small! No place for hampers or anything extra.
-While this seems like a silly con The room with the tv will not have a cable hook up. I love watching my morning shows in peace.
-Not many kids in the building. I'm more worried about the noise factor with our kids. Currently there aren't kids in our building, but there are a lot of younger people who are loud.
-No balcony. We don't currently have one either, and that's why I really want one. I want a place to put some plants and a place to sun bleach my cloth diapers. And just a place to step outside.
-The rent is a little bit more than what we are currently paying.

So there you have it. The pros and cons. There is this other place that we are looking at, but they keep canceling our appointment. It's in a different area, but it has things like 2 bathrooms and a balcony. They are replacing everything in this apartment and I like the idea of everything being new. Whatever we decide we will be stuck there for a year.