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| On the market - 2006 click to enlarge |
This year, far from quiet, was a year of change. After my decision to retire later in the year, and a knee replacement for Linda, it was time to sell. The house was put on the market before her surgery, and was still showing while she was recuperating. The house did sell reasonably quickly, for a good price and that would enable us to pay down our debt, or eliminate it. Over the past couple of years Hollie had some cavities, and taking her to a dentist was a whole 'nother thing. No one is allowed to touch her (according to her), so dental exams became acceptable after a while. Those exams exposed some work that needed to be done, a dentist was found, 60 miles away, on Mount Desert Island. She would need General Anesthesia, that's where the money was spent, anyway, two trips to the dentist equaled about $7,000.00 in debt, for four cavities. Ouch!!
Then early in the year, January even, Linda found out that she needed a new knee. Lot's of thought and talking went into these decisions too. We decided to sell the house and pay off the debt and rent thereafter to ease the "house maintenance" load. I must admit I was ready too.
And then the year got busier. The surgery, the sale, the moving and, the really big, retirement - the real kind, the kind where you don't work just because you retired from some other place. Retirement. We'll talk about that tomorrow.
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| Lindas' brother Thom with Louise and Max, at their home in Minot Maine |
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| A portrait of my Granddog Frodo, by me. (click to enlarge) |
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| Our, soon to be, backyard. click to enlarge |
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