ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!

 I feel like I am so spoiled in my life.  I have been truly blessed.  And another blessing has come my way....again!!

A little while back I posted that I was getting that five year itch to move again.  I love moving.  But this time I am not able to do it all by myself.  I am just not steady enough or strong enough.  So stupidly annoying.  I have always moved myself with help from family and my friend Anne.

I think it is time for Monte to be on his own.  There is such a stigma attached to 'living with mommy'.  And it's kind of raising its ugly head.  He isn't so happy here with me.  He has expressed that he would rather be on his own.  And I feel he is well enough to be on his own.  So that is going to happen, sooner than later.

We have enlisted a lovely real estate lady and we have started looking for a mobile home for Monte.  We have already gone to see the perfect one but as it turns out it is in an over 55 park.  In fact the vast majority of them around here are for over 55 yr olds.  I can't imagine why...lol!!!!

Fortunately for me I have a large enough line of credit sitting empty, thank you to my Arny!!! to buy the trailer outright and pay the loc out when I sell the house.  I probably won't do that til spring.  Prices in town here are on the way up apparently.  All the Island from Nanaimo to Comox are all well over the one million mark.  We are the last cheap house spot left.  I feel like our town is the fat kid that gets picked last!  The busiest buy/sell months they have had in the last few years have been Nov. Dec. and it is just getting busier.  So a good time to sell.

In the meantime I have looked into a beautiful senior building in the heart of North Vancouver.  I actually wanted a studio, the smaller the better, but they are very hard to find in these buildings.  So apparently what they call a junior suite, a very small one bedroom, is available.  And if I have to I will rent one before I get the house sold.  The building is beautiful and it includes a 100/mth dollar parking  space, (if I keep the car), a driver that will take you anywhere on the north shore, a shuttle for tours, three meals per day, a grand piano on the premises, lovely outdoor spaces, and all kinds of entertainment, games and exercise classes.

But the best thing of all is Kerry's sister Wendy.  She lost her husband a few years ago and moved into this place.  She and her husband are the couple we ran into on one of our lengthy cruises and let me tell you, we had the best cruise out of the forty ish that we have done.  Wendy is hands down one of the most fun crazy people I have ever known.  I have a feeling she and I will set the building on fire!!!!

The next thing on my list was Ange.  This will be hard on her.  She can't afford to take much with her to her sister in law in Chilliwack.  She will bunk in there until she finds an apartment.  She is on disability and has two cats.

So I came up with an idea that would help me hugely and possibly her as well.  Instead of advertising and finding someone who could help me with the house clearing and packing,  I would hire her if she wanted to.  And she did!  Thank goodness!!!  I really can't do it myself and this girl is a dynamo and she and I work so well together.  We learned that when we made a gingerbread house!  She is one of those magical people that just knows what to do  instinctively...reminds me a lot of my sister!  I am so lucky.

I made a plan to execute this massive undertaking and I have already taken step number one!  I ordered, and it came today, a pack of coloured sticky name tag labels.  As we clean, sort and pack we shall put a different coloured sticker on Monte's trailer destination, my new place, estate sale with price on it, and diabetes pick up.  The garage will be filled with haul away trash that I will hire someone to do.

The biggest issue will be finding someone to paint.  My front door, the big bedroom downstairs and a brown leak spot on my living room ceiling need painting.   Everything else I have someone I already know who can do whatever it is.

I am going to be honest here.  My bedroom, the laundry room, the end of the dining room past the table on the floor and the deck all look like a hoarders house.  I was watching that show last week and relating to it all too well.  The difference between me and those hoarders is I just have nowhere to put stuff and I LOVE throwing things out.  It's the easiest part of this job!

I am now day one of no pills.  They were supposed to have been delivered three days ago.  I guess I will have to chase them down.  I hate this.  Our health system so totally sucks.

 That is it for today.  If you all need anything let me know.  I am getting rid of pretty much everything!!!  I am allowing myself ten boxes plus bedding and clothes.  That is it!!!!!  Just think.  I will have my own bathroom again.  Not that Ange ever was a problem.  She simply wasn't.  It was everyone else.  We even had one visitor who clearly (we could hear) didn't wash her hands!!!!!!  Ewwwww. (shovel list)  TFL and TTYL