Good Lord--has it really been four months since 
we've made an entry? What, you may ask, have we been doing? Well, we drove to Maine in September, with stops in Ohio (to see Oberlin College again after 40 years), Maryland (to see Lucas and family), Virginia Beach (to see Jenny and family), Memphis (to see good friend Holly after 30 years). On the way home, a friend offered to sell us a home she'd just purchased, so since the end of October we've been moving, cleaning, and remodeling. Above is what our manufactured home looked like the day we moved in--you cant see the color, but it is grey with lime-green faux shutters. The yard used to have a huge organic garden on it, but several year's of neglect has turned it into a breeding ground for tumbleweed and goatheads 
(vegetable caltrops that stick in your bare feet at night on the way to the bathroom and make you swear something terrible and wake your spouse...). To the left is what it looked like after some paint and shutters. There will be pics coming of the new entry and porch, but you'll have to wait a few days for that. Here's a pic of the living room wall, complete with carpet and mirrors. Oh yuck... But David worked like a dog, and me, too and we painted walls and cabinets, David laid tile and bamboo flooring and so now it doesn't look so terrible anymore. We're happy, and paying $300 a month--will eventually own the place in a year or so. Amazing that we would ever own anything ever again, but once again Grace has found us. We're the luckiest people we know!!! 
