Updates May 4, 2025

As I write the date, the words “May the 4th be with you!” enter my mind, immediately followed by: wait, did I miss free comic book day?

Things have been excitingly busy.

After much debate, we have decided to not renew the lease on our current rental and instead look for housing up north. The one hesitation is that we like being near Kevin’s parents. However, over the past year, we realized that living about an hour away might actually result in us intentionally seeing them more.

We put in an offer on a place.  It is in a nice neighborhood full of walking trails and parks. It has a large deck out back, a greenhouse, and several raised garden beds.  It also has a house (important, that).  The house is smaller than what we are used to, but it is cute, and it’s the only one within our budget that wouldn’t require a lot of work. At least, we hope that’s the case. Inspection on Tuesday.

If all works out, on our way to the airport for our Scotland trip, we will drop by the title company in a couple weeks to sign papers to close on the house.  The current residents will stay in the house until closer to when we return.  Since it’s only 10 minutes from where Cass and Dan live, they can make sure the place is secured.

Lots of creative-type things to do in the area! Kevin has learned that there is a new makerspace being set up not far from the new home. Proximity to makerspaces has become part of our criteria of where to live.  I haven’t signed up for the gardening classes yet (don’t want to jinx anything). There are also book clubs, museums, nature-related activities, and other things one or both of us enjoy.

We’re still planning on a trip to the PNW at some point, but timing is TBD.

Next month sometime, I will share more details about the new home (and address), the Scotland adventure, and PNW visiting via email. If I don’t have your contact information, feel free to message me via LinkedIn to share your email. I’m amused that the “rolodex of social media” is the one I ended up keeping.

By the way, leaving Facebook was a very good idea. Life on the other side is more peaceful, and  I highly recommend it.