The new home under construction
Backyard
I can see my dream wading pool and waterfall in it
This dream pool sure would look nice in that empty space in the backyard. Yes, it sure would
OR maybe this one
So many ideas running through my imagination

July 16, 2004


Events are moving rapidly now that we have a definete walk through date. We are to be in Arizona on August 13th for our walk through and signing all the papers to make this our new home. Not much left on the house to be finished.
We still don't have a definete escrow closing date on our present home and we are anxious about them all coordinating at the right times. We understand that escrow should close the first week of August but, anything can happen when escrow gets close to closing. We sold the house "as is" and we pray that no xtra money is needed to fix this and that.
I am getting to look at my house for the last time each day and keep it in my memory. We will miss the nice view we have up here on the hill and the cool breeze that comes in from the ocean and all the history we have here. We will miss our dentist, doctors and the professional people we depend on. We will miss all our connections. My husband will miss all his friends he got to know in the pass 30 years. I have burnt my bridges behind me and really won't miss anyone except my son and my sister. We plan on coming back often to visit and hopefully they will come to visit us. I am not sure if I will be writing anymore till we get our cable set up and the modem back on again sometimes in the middle of August. Today, we activated the electricity and gas and hope the automated teller activated our water.
This is our 3rd new home and we know the first year is the most challenging trying to get all the bugs fixed. I pray that the heat and the wear and tear on our bodies in the next month or two won't be too taxing. I tend to be allergic to new homes. Glues and paint and such make me ill most of the time. I am praying that I will overcome this also. It took me 3 years to recover from the remodeling. Let's hope, I am immune now.
My daughter called to day to let me know she found a job at the new High School in the new city she moved to. She will be living 25 miles from us by freeway. The freeway has already been opened and a swift ride that way. They call them loops there because they loop around all the very heavy traffic. We are very anxious to get acquainted with our new digs and we will love it despite the really hot summers. A lot of planning has gone into our new neighborhood and in the next 5 years should be very nice with new malls and restaurants. We are leaving a very congested San Diego County with much more growth than we have now. I read in the paper that the city is planning on allowing a Hollywood movie making studio to be built here. And much more on the drawing board. Our quality of life is fast disappearing. The spirit that moved us to want to move hit us at the right time. May God bless our month ahead.

July 06, 2004


This is going to be a very busy month and not sure if I can meet the challenge. At the moment, I am between packing everything and moving. We are scheduled for a walk through in our new home August 13th. Our escrow is supposed to close the first week of August. I am building up anxiety that all this will happen on time.
Could this be what is causing this awful insomina I am going through. I haven't been sleeping well in the last couple weeks. I awake at 2 am. ever night. I am up all day after that. It is causing me to walk around like a zombie. I am forgetful and hungry all the time. I refuse to get on sleeping pills. Before we know it, we will be in our new home and all this anxiety should go away. I may be so tired, I won't have trouble sleeping. My biggest anxiety is adapting to the heat. I watch the daily weather patterns for Peoria, AZ and they vary from 104-109 degrees. Phew, that is hot. Locally, we are experiencing 72-73 degrees in San Diego. It is going to be an adjustment to leave this wonderful weather. Also, I am anxious about money. I am now wondering if we can afford living there. Sales tax is 8.5% and I expect it to go higher with all the facilities these new cities need with the rapid growth.
Also, another anxiety is finding out, we have a neighbor who is able to look down in our backyard from their upstairs bedrooms. Fencing between homes aren't very high. We have experienced tremendous privacy in our present home. One thing about living in the desert, it is usually too hot to sit outside anyway. We are looking at waterfall and wading pool designs. Maybe a small area of water we can soak our feet and sit under an umbrella. I am sure landscaping ideas can help bring privacy with trees and bushes. There is a tree that is very popular out there called Palo Verde. It is kind of a wild tree. But, can be tamed with clippings. We will have fun trying to create a nice back yard and give us a nice brook sound and a soothing appearance. I do have a free cactus to look at in the back yard. It was planted by the developer plus two other trees by the backyard fence.
Sorry about this, but we found out another thing to be anxious about. We will lose our doctors, dentist, eye doctor and chiropractor. If we use a dentist that isn't on the panel of our Local 12 union senior plan, we have to pay extra. The prices are kind of high. The closest panel dentist is by the river at Bullhead City AZ. Not good news. My daughter has a good GP and he won't accept medicare patients. It just doesn't seem fair. I think the time is fast coming we will need universal health care and all doctors will have to serve you. I hate this kind of medical care, but, these doctors are causing it. The prices for health care is way too high and prescriptions are way too high. My husband really spends on vitamins and prescription drugs. He is now on Cortislim. What a waste of money. We may have to go shopping for a new insurance in January. We can't be driving back and forth 500 miles to get medical care. Besides, renting a motel. I am working on being calm and know that things always work themselves out and once we are settled, we will be able to solve all these things. We now have our new AZ driver's liscense. We have new plates too. It hit me hard to see that I am no longer a Californian. I have been one for nearly 50 years. This is my adopted home. I loved this state. But, now it isn't the state it used to be. I have allowed God to guide me in all things and help us to make good decisions and pour wisdom on us. May he bless us this month.