The house will be Closing - YAY!

Just found out the my Buffalo house will be closing on Friday - YAY!. I am sure the new owner is very happy too. It was hard leaving that home, but I know the new owner will enjoy many happy yrs in it. It's a good ole home :-)

My daughter and I have toured around a bit looking at houses within a 10-15 mile radius of her home. Gotta stay in "my drivable circle". Those who know me, know what I mean by "drivable" ;-)

I am leaning towards "newer" rather than older and at communities that have a mix of ages. I know that there are advantages of living in a Active Adult community like those at Heritage Lake nearby my daughters home. But I also know there are communities that offer club houses, work out rooms, and the opportunity to get involved in things. So its just a matter of making up my mind on what kind of lifestyle I would feel most comfortable in on a day to day basis. Sure is scary thinking about all of this without Paul in my life. Up until he passed away - I never could imagine "life alone" - and now here I am.
God, family and friends will get me through this "new beginning". And Paul remains ever in my life as a guardian angel.

I am liking living here in New Port Richey with my daughter and my wonderful grandkids...life is very good! And soon I'm sure I will find my own spot to grow and live in. As long as I have faith in God, family and chocolate - I can do anything!

In the "Leave" - Home Stretch

Soon I will be leaving the only home I have ever owned. My daughters came up from their own homes - my older daughter from Florida, and younger from Indiana - to help me pack up. My older daughter took charge of the "massive" (her words - LOL) Yard Sale. And my younger daughter is packing up the garage and shed & basement too, and moving all of her dads machines and tools to Indiana. The Yard Sale was held Aug 15-16 and dd made over $1100!! Still have things to go to charity.


Setting up for Yard Sale - Friday night - still lots was put out early Saturday morning - folks who came by for sale couldn't believe everything was owned by one person or that it all came out of my house.

Granddaughter washing "stuff" making it all sparkly and sellable

My sister is coming up next week to help me box everything left in the house and she will drive with me in my car to Florida. My younger daughter will be back to load up a moving POD mid Sept.
and then, I will be on my way to Florida (New Port Richey area) by Sept 30th.
Time for a New Beginning is fast approaching.

The For Sale Sign is up.....sigh and now its SOLD!!

Well, it's official I put the house on the market on July 9th. So many mixed emotions. My dear late husband and I purchased this home in June 1972. And even when we talked about maybe moving someday to Florida or south to be closer to our grandkids, I think we both thought it would be alot of work and we kept putting off making any decisions.

But now that Paul has been gone for 14 months ...I know that this is the next step I need to make.

Hopefully soon I'll find that "new normal" daily routine. But for the moment, I just gotta keep the house tidy.
Wish me luck and wish the next family that eventually owns this home finds the same happiness that Paul and I did growing our own family and memories here for 37 years.

graphic from Scrapbook Flair

Well that didn't take long, after only 9 days on the market the house is SOLD!! Yikes...so much to do - bettter get packin!
The yard sale will be Aug 15-16 - come on BUY!!