Some of you know this so forgive the repetition. For others it is the first time you are hearing this. After I had my 'episode' back in December and all anyone could say is, "Why is your oxygen so low?", we decided we needed to get off the mountain and down to an oxygen rich level. And so began the journey.
Dean said we should move to the Rogue River Valley close to Grants Pass Oregon so we headed to Zillow in search of some houses to buy. We found 6 we were willing to look at. Our realtor here found us a realtor there and we headed to Oregon during Michelle's spring break. There was a house I really loved right on the river and we made an offer, they accepted, we got the first part of a loan, ~~ and the market crashed, interest rates soared, we couldn't get the bridge loan and new decisions had to be made.
After nothing happening for months, we decided to let go of the house in Oregon, ski-lease our house here and rent a place on the Applegate River. One of the things that had kept us from ski-leasing before was my thought of everything we had to clear out, move, store and put behind lock and key. All of that had been done. A large portion of our stuff was tossed, donated, or stored in pods in Reno awaiting moving to OR.
With that decision made, we found a little furnished house in Jacksonville OR and will be moving there on November 1st. A friend here is leasing this house for us. Another friend will be the property manager. Still a lot to do to get ready to go but mainly we just have to pack our clothes and go. We are taking the grill - Dean can't be that close to a fishing river and not have his grill. Just a wee bit more complicated than just the clothes and not much. Only have one closet to lock.
Plans at this time are to move in on November 1st, throw away the oxygen tank, and breathe!
What happens next? Who knows? For the first time in my life, the future is wide open. Stay tuned for the next chapter in "You're Never Too Old to Do Something Different".
