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Now. with a positive attitude and the realization that I moved for a new lite and then never gave it a chance. l am learning to accept the good things. It has taken seven years but I survived the upheaval and lived to tell the tale. So for now. this will be home. l have made friends. and lunches With the girls have resumed. This is a place where people from all over have come to enjoy a different lifestyle. The biggest hurdle has béen the readjustment period. when I questioned the move and wondered why on earth I made it. A deal was quickly sealed and now the keys sit on the kitchen counte: This spring. J wull plant a garden for the old man, on land that taces the woods. There is a Benefit in moving from an area of high’priced housing to a place where prices are more affordable and bargains still can be found. to VIEW It. 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