Isn't it enough my wife and I are both dying of incurable diseases? Isn't it enough I have to put up with the constant vilification of so many people, by so many other people in this country, who think they know it all? Isn't it enough weather extremes (whatever the cause) are creating havoc and misery in many places [even southern California]. Isn't it enough that in the past 3 months, 2 long time neighbors across the street decided to move, and rent out their houses, and the young couple 2 houses north of ours had to default on their mortgage and moved to New Mexico (the house is still empty), and now I just learned our next door neighbors have sold their home and are moving out as well, even as I write this post.
When can I just throw up my arms, and say enough is enough!
After living in the same house, in the same neighborhood for 26 years, with very few upheavals during that time, and when I finally getting to the point where both Edie and I are retired, and totally content with the way things are (despite all the vilification occurring in the rest of the country and within our government), my whole world [the neighborhood where we live] is being turned upside down.
So is this an omen of sorts? Is it telling Edie and I we need to move as well? Our neighbors across the street and next door were all retired as well.
So far the neighbors that have moved in across the street, seem quiet (I haven't bothered to meet either of them yet), but they're only renting, so I would expect them to be fairly transient, and who knows who'll move in next door. Will the people who purchased the house move into it, or will they rent it out also?
As always, only time will tell what changes will come about, but I can't imagine anything better coming of them. Things were already pretty good. I think the best we can hope for is they don't get any worse!
When can I just throw up my arms, and say enough is enough!
After living in the same house, in the same neighborhood for 26 years, with very few upheavals during that time, and when I finally getting to the point where both Edie and I are retired, and totally content with the way things are (despite all the vilification occurring in the rest of the country and within our government), my whole world [the neighborhood where we live] is being turned upside down.So is this an omen of sorts? Is it telling Edie and I we need to move as well? Our neighbors across the street and next door were all retired as well.
So far the neighbors that have moved in across the street, seem quiet (I haven't bothered to meet either of them yet), but they're only renting, so I would expect them to be fairly transient, and who knows who'll move in next door. Will the people who purchased the house move into it, or will they rent it out also?
As always, only time will tell what changes will come about, but I can't imagine anything better coming of them. Things were already pretty good. I think the best we can hope for is they don't get any worse!
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As you know, I am also an MCL survivor, but a different (aggressive) type that required a stem cell transplant in 2007 to save my life. Also, Dee Dee and I retired two years ago as a consequence of my health and treatment for cancer. And you should know that the retirement led to the sale of our former home, then a transient status for awhile. But in October, we purchased our retirement place in Corona on a golf course.
Not that anything is perfect, we are grateful to be in the new place and in the new location. To be at this stage of our care at City of Hope, to have remission and to have the primary vocational days behind us at ages 63 and 64. Gratitude for these things fills our cup daily. And that is something to blog about.
It's hard to imagine ever moving from our current home. It's certainly bigger than we need, but like I said we're comfortable there.
I know things do change, but it doesn't mean I have to like. I just have to accept it. (Isn't that the final stage of cancer or something.) Anywaze, I will get over it [eventually], I usually do, but at that moment I just felt the need to rant.
Oh, and hope you're getting to play a lot of golf!
So I totally get what you mean about the neighbors moving. The solution would be if you and Aunt Edie were to buy it!!
I am starting to use the F word loudly and telling Hunter to crack me open a Bud Lite hoping to scare them off. I figure since the outside of the house is such a mess, maybe we should act like trailer trash and they'll avoid it here.
This isn't fun.
But I do hope you're both feeling well!
As it turned out, so far no complaints. Everyone seems very nice, although I've only met the wife next door.
So we're not ready to move yet.