Chain of events that brought us to this new chapter.
We have enjoyed this view out our
living-room window every morning for 15 years .
I am going to miss this place.
Chain of events that brought us to this new chapter.
We have enjoyed this view out our
living-room window every morning for 15 years .
I am going to miss this place.
I had never been a "home owner" until we got this place in 2000
Planted a garden every year.
Planted a pond and cat tails and goldfish...
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I had never been a "home owner" until we got this place in 2000
Planted a garden every year.
Planted a pond and cat tails and goldfish...
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Nothing ever stays the same tho.
Learned that a long time ago. My Mother passed away when I was 4 years old . We moved a lot, different neighborhoods, different schools, different friends.
Then as an adult after 3 kids and 2 divorces we moved to Arizona from Oregon to help my Dad in his last years.
Change shouldn't feel new to me.
Life is always changing. Transforming. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. We can't resist it, we have to roll with the punches.
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After my Dad passed away I assumed the loan on his house. a
A"Simple Assumption".
A little paperwork and $75. and it was done. I "owned" my first house. A place to raise my kids! No more renting. Didn't have to ask permission to plant a garden or build a pond or paint the walls!
Many thought I inherited the house and it was paid for but it wasn't. It would have been paid for if he had some kind of life insurance or mortgage insurance but he didn't. But at least I got a house with no down payment. That was better than renting as far as I was concerned.
In 2010, my husband was no longer able to work. The long road to trying to get on disability is a story in it's self. And now it's obvious it isn't going to happen before the house goes into foreclosure.
For 3 years we spent all of our savings and sold everything of any value to stay afloat. We held on as long as we could. There are very few jobs here that can support a household on one income. So it's time to move on.
Learned that a long time ago. My Mother passed away when I was 4 years old . We moved a lot, different neighborhoods, different schools, different friends.
Then as an adult after 3 kids and 2 divorces we moved to Arizona from Oregon to help my Dad in his last years.
Change shouldn't feel new to me.
Life is always changing. Transforming. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. We can't resist it, we have to roll with the punches.
~
A"Simple Assumption".
A little paperwork and $75. and it was done. I "owned" my first house. A place to raise my kids! No more renting. Didn't have to ask permission to plant a garden or build a pond or paint the walls!
Many thought I inherited the house and it was paid for but it wasn't. It would have been paid for if he had some kind of life insurance or mortgage insurance but he didn't. But at least I got a house with no down payment. That was better than renting as far as I was concerned.
In 2010, my husband was no longer able to work. The long road to trying to get on disability is a story in it's self. And now it's obvious it isn't going to happen before the house goes into foreclosure.
For 3 years we spent all of our savings and sold everything of any value to stay afloat. We held on as long as we could. There are very few jobs here that can support a household on one income. So it's time to move on.
Our Garden
Our pond and all the critters it attracts.
The desert toads and dragonflies have come here to
breed every monsoon season for over 10 years.
And other critters come for a drink
from the pond during our scorching summers..
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We built a pond, and a garden. and raised chickens.
Sold eggs and zucchini to friends.
And we have been here long enough to have a family pet cemetery in the back yard.
But life always changes.
Hind Sight 20/20, we should have spent our savings on an RV at the onset 4 years ago and pulled out before we spent every last cent of our savings prolonging the inevitable.
Finally defeated, we will be sorting through years of accumulation making plans for a new chapter.
Welcome as we share our journey.
Life will be good again, it will, just follow and see. :)
Our Garden
Our pond and all the critters it attracts.
The desert toads and dragonflies have come here to
breed every monsoon season for over 10 years.
And other critters come for a drink
from the pond during our scorching summers..
Sold eggs and zucchini to friends.
And we have been here long enough to have a family pet cemetery in the back yard.
But life always changes.
Finally defeated, we will be sorting through years of accumulation making plans for a new chapter.
Welcome as we share our journey.
Life will be good again, it will, just follow and see. :)
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