Finally, It's Over
@cintol (11261)
United States
January 5, 2018 5:20pm CST
It has been a long road but we are finally moved to Texas. Bought a nice house in Sherman and finally settling in. It has been a long year and a half since my son passed and we started this process, but it is over now and we are here with our grandchildren.
My daughter in law bought a house and we found one 8 doors down from them so the kids can walk back and forth. Looks like it will work out well for us all. We were having houses built next door to each other but the builder was not a very honest man and we had to jump from those contracts and find a different home. That house was supposed to be finished in Aug, then Sept and he hasn't even poured the foundation yet. Good riddance to him.
Put our house in Colorado on the market in mid Sept. and sold and was moved to Texas by the end of Nov. So glad its over and now its time to start making new memories. Sad that all my family is back in Colorado but we will get through it, my daughter is coming to visit next week so that will be fun.
Have you ever moved and left your whole family behind for a special reason?
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Jan 18
Yes part of it. My daughter in law couldn't raise the three of them by herself so we moved her to help her. Another reason was that my blood pressure wouldn't regulate in Colorado at the altitude any longer so they said my only hope was moving to sea level, we figured we might as well come here and fix that problem and be with the kids to help them.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Jan 18
Well I can tell you after that move, I will be here till I am gone. Never moving again so you are a smart man
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
6 Jan 18
I've been thinking about you, Cindy, and am glad it all worked out for you in Texas. I'm happy for you and hope you enjoy your time with your daughter. Hopefully, you and your family will be able to visit each other.
We left our boys, their wives, and grandchildren behind, but just for four months. It's our fifth winter in Florida and all are happy for us.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
6 Jan 18
@cintol I know you've been through an awful lot. You will settle down and take charge of your life. Things will definitely get better especially with you there to help your grandchildren. I'm sure you will eventually visit Colorado and have frequent guests from Colorado in Texas. Hope you get to visit your Florida friends, too. Giant hugs to you!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Jan 18
Yeah, if I can get past the home sickness I will be fine, its been tough but my daughter and grand daughter are coming in next Thurs for the weekend with us so I am happy about that. Things will get better, only been here for about 5 wks now so have a long way to go. Its so hard leaving your kids behind but my grand children needed us and we had to help. Thank you Dianne. We have some friends in Florida and hope to go visit them this year
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@JSAph8888 (949)
• Philippines
10 Jan 18
Condolences to your entire family. and Congratulations on your new found home.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
10 Jan 18
@JSAph8888 Thank you, that is what I hope for
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@JSAph8888 (949)
• Philippines
10 Jan 18
@cintol trust the magic of new beginnings. happy and new memories will come your way
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
6 Jan 18
I really hope you enjoy Texas. I moved down here with my hubby when he got a job. I could have gone back and probably should have, but I chose not to.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
6 Jan 18
@cintol I am in Virginia not Texas.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
7 Jan 18
@snowy22315 I'm sorry Snowy, I misread that. You must really like Virginia to have stayed
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
6 Jan 18
I haven't done such at all.
I think moving can be good to start a new life, a new beginning. It may seen sad at first especially when you leave families behind, but in the long run, it can be really good.
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
6 Jan 18
@cintol Wishing you all the best in your new found home.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
7 Jan 18
I am so glad that you are all settled and able to help your daughter in law and grandchildren. We go to Florida for 3 months and I miss my kids and grands like crazy but hubs has Parkinson's and the cold really bothers him, he is so much better in the warmer weather.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
7 Jan 18
@cintol Thank you but compared with your loss it is nothing, we all have our crosses to bear don't we?
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
7 Jan 18
@BelleStarr Yes we do, hopefully all things will work into a happier time.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
7 Jan 18
Oh, I bet you do, I miss mine when I am away from them as well. Have 5 grandchildren in Texas but left 4 behind in Co. I know all about the Parkinson's, my father and mother in law both suffered from it. I am sorry you and your husband have to deal with it as well.
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@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
6 Jan 18
@cintol Actually, shortly after we moved here, they had to move in the other direction, past where we came from! Isn't that the way it goes? They did just buy a home half way from where they are living and us. But we'll still be an hour apart. When we retire we will move back to a quieter place, like where we came from, and then he can come to us.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
6 Jan 18
Sad to know that you lost your son, my condolence to your entire family. I hope that when you move out you can heal in time.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Jan 18
Thank you, it has been hard but I am sure healing will come in time.
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
6 Jan 18
Good you are finally settled down in a new house, Happy moments will soon be knocking on your doors
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