and I don't do even 10% online
Thanks we are leaving all options open. We need to spend at least a couple month's during allergy season. I don't want to go from the frying pan to the fire!
We have little stores that are family owned. The big chains have taken over. I hate chain stores and restaurants. Nothing is original anymore.
Thanks for the information, I don't do politics anymore...raises my blood pressure. So I would hardly notice. I like being centrally located. I want to rent....hubby wants to buy. But, I won't go into a house anymore. Daughter loves her apartment. It looks like a more care free life, from my perspective.I wish I could help you, but, I do not own anymore. I rent and therefore never see a property tax bill, other then for my car. However, my daughters tell me that they are pretty reasonable. The area that I live in, the Raleigh Area has a high concentration of population and since most of the tax money goes to recreation and beautification (no snow removal and huge municipal heating costs) it's not bad. I don't think there is a 50% Senior Citizen discount though. It sounds like that law was enacted after extensive research to justify legalizing Pot.
Until my daughters moved here, NC was never on my radar, but, now that I'm here the fact that in the Raleigh area I am two hours away from the ocean and beaches to the east, two hours from the Smokey Mountains to the west and a leisurely 10 hour drive to Orlando to the south. They tell me that there's a lot of things to the north as well, but, I don't have a go north young man module in my GPS. Everything that one could want is right here within easy reach. Entertainment, Dining, a public walk way about every 40 feet. Public playgrounds, ball fields and indoor basketball courts scatter all over the place. For kids and adults alike. You wouldn't believe the beauty and expanse of baseball fields.
I know I sound like a pamphlet from the Chamber of Commerce, but, with the exception of a political system that is stuck in 1848, everything else is quite pleasant.
I drove a green Gremlin, hubby tied in the battery to keep it attached to the car. I finally got rid of that piece of junk, when the chassy broke into two parts. Funny the battery kept the car together. He used a very heavy duty fishing line.
I'm so glad you get to get away. Have a great time!
Did you take "Fall break" a little too literally?Fantastic news for the two of you.
(They should have fixed everything i broke by then)
Very pretty, but WAY too much house for me. I think I'd be fine with about 1/3 of either...that would still be plenty. I like the pools in the first one, but is that the back yard? I thought it was the front at first and I was like...where do you park? And I wouldn't want the pool in my front yard, but the other pictures must be the front then? I agree...plenty of character. Just too much house for me.As promised...
The finished CAD preliminary floor plans from last week...sorry about the glare, I forgot to turn on the overhead fluorescent lights in my office...
Main floor, upper floor, and lower floor, respectively...
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And, a much more developed rendering of the monster house model...
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"Dusk" view...
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And, another huge one we did recently up in Lubbock, Texas, actually, that may, or may not, be more to some peoples liking...
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I vote Florida. TN doesn't have the best services for seniors should the need arise. We had to deal with some a couple of years back. Florida on the other hand was excellent.
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Hubby still needs to go to work once in a while, so we still have the ironing board and iron. I can't wait to bury this stuff. I've hated ironing my whole life, and with a hubby that worked where shirts were white and had to be ironed, it was a weekly chore. Now, it's just once in a while. People should be able to retire early, much to heavy work to do. I'm still downsizing. I'm feeling better about getting rid of all the stuff. Hubby loved to see knick knacks all over. Now, I'm done with the dusting etc. I will be lucky to take anything with me. I donated my Kitchen Aid food processor. It is too hard to operate and I didn't want to chop off all my fingers!Sounds like you need a Lowes or Home Depot out there. Was at Lowes yesterday and they have up to 40% off on appliances.
I don't have a problem actually doing the laundry. The issue happens once it is all done and then needs to get put away. I have an issue with wrinkles and I need to iron some things before they get hung. So I always end up building a pile in the basket because I have to be in the mood to iron.
Sympathy like, we have some not too far that are expanding.Me too! I only go to our mall because it has TJMaxx as an anchor store. Ours is slowly dying.
yummy!
I started pulling up pics of shelter pups yesterday, I didn't have anything better to do.
I have never seen a black squirrel. So beautiful. Thanks for the pics!
Very cute.
Hubby worked every day on vacation until we went on a cruise. I'm sorry we started cruising so late!
Coming up fast!! I'm so jealous! I'd LOVE to do Disney for my birthday!
Wow, that sounds great! I hate the grocery too. We have horrible produce and meats. So , can you order frozen stuff or just stuff that doesn't need to be frozen?
