We have moved into high gear. Today three “packers” came to help us get ready to send all our furniture, knick knacks, and curios to the auctioneer this Friday. When they left, Earl said, “That was a brilliant idea. We

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There are always glitches in construction projects no matter how professional the people involved are. The trick is to be aware of and anticipate this. I liken it to that children’s book of years passed called Where’s Waldo. Of course,

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Mike, the man responsible for all the flowers at our current home, and I went to the next one this afternoon so we could plan what the new flower beds would look like. It probably seems excessive to be thinking

 … finish reading Day Twelve

When we put our house on the market almost a year and a half ago, we stripped it of many personal effects. The family photos that graced most of the rooms were put away. So too were the Hummels that

 … finish reading Day Ten

The actual days of the week are blurring together, and I’m not always sure if it’s Monday or Thursday. But I think today is Thursday. And I know the date because I wrote it on the check that paid for

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How excited I was to learn that everything in the new residence is on schedule; and, as of today, we should close in appropriate time to satisfy not only the new owners of our old home but also the lenders

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I didn’t even acknowledge it, but while I was learning about smart phones and boxing books yesterday, autumn arrived. And summer departed.
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I normally take note of the date, even though the formal passing of the seasons

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There are other activities that go on in our lives outside the preparations to move on a 59 day schedule. For instance, today Earl and I decided to upgrade our aging cellphones to today’s technology by signing up for Blackberrys®

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We hope to finish boxing books today, and then we’re attending a party given by some of our soon-to-be neighbors. It’s the monthly potluck that is held in the community clubhouse and hosted, evidently on a revolving basis, by various

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We have rented a second storage locker near our new home to hold some of the things that our garage currently stores for us. Our new garage is about half the size of the present one; and, while we’re trying

 … finish reading Day Four