It has been a while since I last posted. Many spinning and knitting projects have been started and completed. I now own a 24" Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom, too!
And now for the really big news: As of 5pm on 8/28/14, I became an unemployed, retired nurse. First, let me back up a bit. As many of you know, we live in Appleton, Wisconsin, far from my birthplace of Marietta, Georgia. We came here 8.5 years ago for my husband's career. He is a project engineer with Gulfstream Areospace. When we moved in, we had a child in college, a child in high school and a child in middle school. A lot really did change in these years! We now have a married daughter who is working on her master's degree in art, a son who is out of school and working at Basler in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and a daughter who is a junior at Kettering University. Our nest empty. And now, it is time for us to fly the coop, ourselves.
My husband has taken a new position as project engineer with Honda Jet in Greensboro, North Carolina. We are working on the details; however, our fluid timing of departure from the Appleton area is 9/15/14.
Leaving Appleton is not easy! We have made many great friends here. We want them all to come and spend some time with us, in North Carolina. I predict January and February to be prime time for visiting down south! For those of you who are not familiar with Wisconsin winters, the wind blows the sub-zero temps right through your clothing and your skin and into the marrow of your bones.
If you know of anyone moving to Appleton, looking for a large home in a nice neighborhood, within walking distance to the local high school, please, let me know. We have so much to do to prepare for the movers to come- things to throw away, organize, give away, clean and a few repairs to make. And then there is the selling of our house.....at least we were able to sell our sailboat, quickly. Thank you, Craig's List.
Once we get to Greensboro, we will start the process of searching for a new home. Then the unpack/set up of our household. Once all of that is complete, I will begin work on my new career plans. There will be more coming on that, at a later date.
I hope to find the time to blog again, as we go through this process. We have done this several times, before, and I know sort of what to expect. On the other hand, there are always those little surprises that pop up, unexpectedly. Some are fun and others, not so much. Overall, though, it will be a great experience, moving back to the region where we have so many friends and family who will once again be in close proximity.
Stay tuned for more!
