At the moment we live about a 20 minute walk away from school, it's about a 7 minute drive when traffic is ok.
I have 4 kids and our own house is starting to feel small. As a stay at home parent who wants to get back to work, I'm just finding it so annoying, driving them everywhere, activities after school, different collection times, or else doing the 40 minute round trip walk to school and going back to the house. I want to move and have seen a complete doer upper, needs a Lot Of Work, but we could afford it, it's bigger and it's a 3 minute walk from school. The kids could essentially get themselves to and from school and to most of the activities. There's also a secondary school very close to it too.
Husband hates the house I've seen, even though it's bigger, and says I'm just being lazy re. ferrying kids around.
He hates it cos it needs so much work, along with the fact it's north facing at the back and has a laneway down beside the back garden (possible security issue).
Am I being ridiculous considering this house? It's in a village, 7 mins walk from shops and restaurants, pubs, bus stops and we're a 20 - 25 min walk from all those things. Am I just lazy? I feel like it's my time being wasted as he can cycle everywhere on his own without kids on tow.