All I'm Saying there's a joke in here somewhere

Freya and I went out and ran some errands this afternoon, and when we were on our way home I noticed an Open House sign at the first entrance to our subdivision. I decided to stop and check it out--I love looking at what other people in the neighborhood have done to their places.

This place was being sold at a price that was almost double what we paid for ours a year and a half ago, though it had 1000 more square feet. And some pretty nice upgrades. But I think I hurt the realtor's feelings when I said, "The price seems kind of high, don't you think?" He pointed out that it was a mere $106 per square foot and that you couldn't buy much of anything for that price nowadays.

As we were wandering around, I went out into the garage to check out the storage. The door closed, and I discovered Freya and I were locked in the garage. I banged on the inside door to get the realtor's attention, but he may have been having a little sulk over my pricing comment and didn't respond. I had taken off my shoes when I went in the house, so exiting through the garage to the outside into the rain didn't sound so good. I hammered on the door a second time and he let us back in. Smart woman, me.

Anyhoo, doesn't look like we'll be gaining another 1,000 square feet any time soon. I think it would just about double our mortgage payment, not to mention that the real estate market in Boise is finally starting to backslide, so I think we'll just stand pat. It's fun to dream, though.