Monday Morning Thoughts

Outside of my Sunday morning routine of blogging Sunday---Precious Promises, I have been very quiet on my blog.  So much has been happening since my last post.  The last thing I have written about was the heart attack suffered by my hubby on Memorial Holiday weekend. He is doing great.  But, the heart attack has caused some rethinking and a move toward life changes for our household.
Hubby is still active and busy as usual, but his stamina has changed.  He does not have the physical strength or maybe it is the desire it takes to manage our acreage.  We live in a woodland of Missouri and our property needs attention which is getting hard for him to handle and still do the other things he enjoys.  He is having to pick and choose what can be done in a few hours a day, before he has to rest.  So, we are in the process of downsizing.  We both love the animals and the quiet of our property, but it is time for us to create a simpler lifestyle.




We have been busy looking at condos, apartments and smaller homes in subdivisions.

 We are leaning toward apartment living.  We have found two apartments that are 3 bedroom and as big as the houses we have available in our area.  The freedom that apartment living can offer is very appealing to us at the moment.  But the first goal is to unload this house and get it sold.
As in all downsizing projects, we have our work cut out for us, 52 years of marriage brings with it lots of stuff.
The work has begun.  We are taking a room at a time.  Deciding what we really need, packing it up. What is left will be up for sale or given away. Our next step will be to fix up and stage so that the house is appealing to buyers.  Most of our fix up on the inside will be painting, maybe some new carpet in the lower level and a couple of bedrooms.  The big work will be outside, presently, our grounds are in the process of major landscaping and that must be completed.  The woods needs the usual attention of removing some dead trees and wood stacking. I've already started looking for companies that can do this work for us.
That's what has been going on in our household and why my blog entries have been so few.  I'm here just checking off the To Do list.
Of course, I'm still stitching.  I plan on doing a local craft show in October.  Getting Prayer/Blessing  Flags ready.  I'll let you know how that goes.  Happy Quilting!!