A Possible Farm??

As you might know, our family has been hoping for and, most recently searching for, a farm to call our own.  Well, we may have found it!  Some of the qualifications set forth by my husband, myself, and our kiddos have been:
Big yard
Large pasture(s) for livestock
Outbuildings in usable condition
Preferably on or at least very close to a paved road (husband has motorcycles)
And close enough to places we go without being too close (Know what I mean?)

As for the house, that has a list of "prefers" too:
Must be at least livable
Some work to do (Like trim, painting, mild cosmetic stuff. I like to "fix things up".)
Most, if not all, heavy work done (Like wiring, plumbing, etc)
Solid roof and foundation
And it must be old

I know.  That last criterion is a little strange but we do love our older homes!  They already contain and possess so much character!  They have a lifestory already.  We get to add to it!

So with all of those boxes to be checked, we've wondered if we'd ever find a place!  And sometime in the near future, as I've been telling my husband for years that I do not want to be buying my retirement home! I want the family farm!  And here we are.  Waiting, ever so impatiently, for news today.  For we have found a property that we like.  That we might possibly love but are holding our emotions in check.  You know.  Just in case we don't get it.  It's a lovely home on about 10acres.  I've been saying that less than 30acres was just too small for me.  I have a horse.  I want more.  I also would like a cow.  Maybe a goat or two.  Perhaps try out sheep or pigs at some point.  A real hobby farm!  But I would "settle" for less if there was the possibility of acquiring more surrounding land.  Well, this place has all that.  And then some!  Very cool!
It's an interesting story as to how we first saw the house.  I've been window-shopping for farms for years.  "Just keeping up with current market knowledge!" was my excuse.  A really nice property just south of town popped up and the boys and I drove by it one afternoon.  It was great!  The pavement stopped just beyond the drive, which meant good travel for the husband on his bikes.  It had a pond, some outbuildings, and the house looked great!  So I called the realtor later that day.  She said,  "Oh, um... Yeah.  We just closed on that property about an hour ago."  *heavy sigh*  Well, that took care of that one.  There were a couple others that looked alright but weren't quite what we were looking for.  Then the cute white with blue trim house popped up in my search.  Hmm... Cute.  Some acreage.  Surrounding area is very rural but it's still just around 10-15minutes into town!  Outbuildings in good shape.  Built in 1908.  Original floors and trim throughout!  Getting excited!
So we did another drive-by.  And thought,  "Maybe.  I think I wanna see inside too!"  So we called the listing agent as we were passing the For Sale sign.  He couldn't make it out but offered to call the owners.  "If they're home and don't mind showing it to you.  Would you mind?"  Of course not!!  And they were home.  And they'd love us to stop by!!  So we turned around and drove back.
What a wonderful couple!!!  They are an older couple, kids all grown, wanting to downsize their home.  They enjoyed our kiddos, laughing as the boys ran around the yard playing and jumping.  Our daughter, the young lady she is, accompanied us through the house tour, occasionally running out to check on her brothers.  She's a great big sister!  The home needs some finishing.  But all the electric and plumbing has been done.  And new blown-in insulation.  And new storm windows.  And... Wait!  Did I just check off the most difficult item on my Wishlist???  I did!!!!  So we went home after nearly two hours of looking at the house and then chatting with the owners.  We thought about it over the weekend.  When Monday finally rolled around, we were on the phone, making phonecalls to our bank, our realtor, base housing office.  We received positive on almost every front!  "Would you like to see it again today if the owners are willing?" our realtor asks us.  Of course, we are!!!  And they were, as well!  So off we went, leaving our two oldest boys at home to play video games (sillies!) and drop our daughter off at the ballfield for softball practice (field is barely 5minutes away!).  The owners took their dogs for a drive so we could tour the home alone.  Very nice!  Thanks, you two!  I took lots of pictures, of course, and the husband was extremely picky.  Good thing too.  We make a good team, I think, with me being full gung-ho and him being heel-draggingly slow!  The owners came home just as we were wrapping things up and, I've gotta admit, I was really hoping that they would so they could see it was us wanting to see it again!
When all was said and done, we made an offer last night.  The sellers have until 6pm today to reply.  I'm nervous.  My stomach is in knots.  I'm trying not to get too excited but there's so much to do to get ready to move.  At the same time, I can't really do much as the house isn't ours yet!
So I suppose I'll close out this post with a few pictures.  No address and no detailed location info 'cause I don't want anyone coming in and stealing away "my" farm!!!

 Back of the house

 Outhouse!!! Unusable but very cool!

Part of the lovely yard!

So there you have it, folks!  A good, solid attempt at achieving a piece of the American Dream!!!  Please pray it all works out for us!!!