Moving - Judy

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I think it sounds like a great idea, Judy. My dream is to move someday

when the kids are on their own to a very small ranch surrounded by

several acres of things growing wild.

There is an old family friend who comes to mind. She lived with her

husband in a home with a yard that became increasingly difficult to

maintain as the years passed. She wanted to move to a community such as

the one you have chosen and kept trying to persuade her husband. His

response was always, " Over my dead body! "

Well, you guessed it, he died and, very shortly afterward, she put the

house on the market and moved to a beautiful little new ranch on a golf

course. She is very sociable and having a fantastic time!

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

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> Hi everyone...I don't post much as I am a quiet one by nature. But I

was glad

> the discussion of moving came up.

> My husband and I live in a 4 bedroom, 3 bath house where we raised our

4

> kids, now all out on their own. The house is 3 levels and the stairs

kill me. We

> keep talking about downsizing but never knew what we wanted. My

husband has

> major health problems so it scares me to move to a strange

neighborhood too.

> Two weeks ago, we found a dream come true for us. It is a new

subdivision for

> 55 and over with only ranches going up. We are both 56. It will have

an

> indoor and outdoor pool and if anyone has ever gone to water classes

you know how

> soothing it is.

> I am, however, kind of worried about leaving my house and all of its

> memories. Then I think of no stairs and no outside work and I am

turned around. I

> guess moving is one of the traumatic experiences in our life and maybe

I am

> normal.

> All I do know is that I go round and round and the house won't even be

ready

> until January. That of course is a good thing because there is lots of

packing

> and getting rid of things in the future months, while trying to avoid

a

> flare. I am rambling as I try to convince myself. See why I don't

write often?

> Judy