It started in 2004 when we moved to our condo off Downer in Milwaukee. Then we mover to the Westside of Milwaukee when we rented from Ken Karr, the former landlord, now a current friend on Highland and 29th St. Then we moved to Mandeville Louisiana for a little less than a year. Returning to The Fox River Valley, we rented a home in Fox Crossing, formerly The Town of Menasha. When the tree fell on the roof, and the landlord felt no urgency to fix it, we moved to W. Commercial in Appleton.
Here is a shocker. Are you sitting down? We are moving. No, I don't mean off the couch and out to the patio. There are too many damn mosquitoes for that to happen. No, we are packing our stuff, or at least the stuff we unpacked from the last move and moving to a home Maria purchased on Mason and Glendale in Appleton.
Let me unpack that last sentence (pun planned for). We are moving at approximately the end of September to a house. The house has been in the hands of a bank for over two years. For being empty that long, it is in fantastic shape. Maria is buying the home. This makes far more sense since she is almost certain to live in it longer than I will.
It has all of the features we need, or it will have after she installs a fence for Lucy, our dog. Some cosmetic alterations are going to be made for "design" purposes, and she may have to replace the windows. But, she bought the house right, and there is room for this kind of investment.
I'm tempted to say this will be my last house, the last time I have to move, but that would only be tempting fate. In my later years, I do know and admit I forget things now and then. However, I do remember to whom I'm married.
For more of the Adventures of Maria and Poppa Jeff watch this space.
Here is a shocker. Are you sitting down? We are moving. No, I don't mean off the couch and out to the patio. There are too many damn mosquitoes for that to happen. No, we are packing our stuff, or at least the stuff we unpacked from the last move and moving to a home Maria purchased on Mason and Glendale in Appleton.
Let me unpack that last sentence (pun planned for). We are moving at approximately the end of September to a house. The house has been in the hands of a bank for over two years. For being empty that long, it is in fantastic shape. Maria is buying the home. This makes far more sense since she is almost certain to live in it longer than I will.
It has all of the features we need, or it will have after she installs a fence for Lucy, our dog. Some cosmetic alterations are going to be made for "design" purposes, and she may have to replace the windows. But, she bought the house right, and there is room for this kind of investment.
I'm tempted to say this will be my last house, the last time I have to move, but that would only be tempting fate. In my later years, I do know and admit I forget things now and then. However, I do remember to whom I'm married.
For more of the Adventures of Maria and Poppa Jeff watch this space.
moving story, Jeff. I left in tears.
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