Blog nr. 30

For my thousands of avid blog followers, I sincerely apologize for neglecting you so bad. It has been since the end of January since I have posted a blog. Shame on me. But I have a valid set of excuses. A few months ago (last Sept, as a matter of fact) I mentioned that Toku and I might relocate. A lot of things would have to fall into place for that to happen. And darned if they didn't happen.....and at a pace that surprised a lot of us. First, I had to find someone to buy my house. That was easy. A dear friend of mine and his family had always admired our house, with a lot of space and a huge backyard. He asked how much I was looking for.........I told him what I wanted (and it was well within reason). He said he would have to sell his house first. That (we thought) would be the hard part. Suddenly, my friend said he had sold his house. Now it was up to me to find a home in California and get moved there. A lot of circumstances have prevented me from accomplishing that___a pre-arranged trip from a relative in Japan, the infirmities of our old age, and having the time to find that home in California is going to take our presence there. Although leaving all our many friends in Colorado is difficult for both Toku and I, we know this is best for us. Our remaining family member is also having to relocate to Virginia for a great job opportunity. Our friends who bought this house closed the sale on their home a couple of weeks ago and are living in a rental while we get our (37) years of s--- out of here. Today, April 6, 2011, our house sale closed. Officially, Toku and I are "homeless". But thanks to these friends, they have given us as much time as needed to get our s--- together and get out. With help from our friends and family, we are shooting for departure from Colorado Springs around the 28th of April. We still don't have a "done deal" in California, but that is being worked on. We have lived in this same house for 37 years.......a long, long time. Our family grew up here, there are lots of memories in these old walls. My mother and my brother lived here until the day they died. Not all the memories are good. In signing all the transfer papers today, a million thoughts ran through our minds. Are we doing the right thing? Did we make a mistake? What the h--- do we do now??? We didn't make a mistake! We are looking forward to the move to a warmer climate, being around other old friends, around our newest grandaughter, and for me, being around sailors/marines who are very few in this Army/Air Force town. 4515 Flintridge Drive, Colorado Springs, CO is no longer the McLuckie home. (And just saying that seems real, real strange) Again, for those who care, we will keep you informed. For those that don't care, stay away from my blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!