tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post8720572743599669606..comments2024-03-25T10:28:53.317-05:00Comments on Baking in a Tornado: It's Time: Use Your WordsKaren BakingInATornadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-65626169738828798522019-11-22T16:07:52.665-06:002019-11-22T16:07:52.665-06:00Well, it isn't happening any time soon, but I&...Well, it isn't happening any time soon, but I'm ready to start working on cleaning up and clearing out.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-29359280261658306142019-11-22T15:51:38.526-06:002019-11-22T15:51:38.526-06:00Holy Shit talk about major announcements! Are you ...Holy Shit talk about major announcements! Are you doing it as a couple or... Thinking of you and will be here if you need me. (Rena)Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275294618667341735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-26012656847905706792019-11-17T10:01:50.558-06:002019-11-17T10:01:50.558-06:00Well, not exactly a forest, but it sets the scene ...Well, not exactly a forest, but it sets the scene I suppose.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-64611511442056828512019-11-17T09:28:02.430-06:002019-11-17T09:28:02.430-06:00I love that your story involves you looking out in...I love that your story involves you looking out into the forest. So atmospheric.Trin Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649273594176899623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-55868737261973146572019-11-16T11:52:13.642-06:002019-11-16T11:52:13.642-06:00Yeah, you're at the doing stage, I'm at th...Yeah, you're at the doing stage, I'm at the mulling over stage.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-74849726938335378262019-11-16T09:43:03.001-06:002019-11-16T09:43:03.001-06:00As you know, I'm doing the same thing....altho...As you know, I'm doing the same thing....although I'm much farther along in the process. Many people I talk to who are my age are mulling over what their next chapter in life is going to look like.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-62114336132228547902019-11-15T17:37:33.275-06:002019-11-15T17:37:33.275-06:00That's exactly what I was thinking, I don'...That's exactly what I was thinking, I don't want to leave this to the boys to have to deal with. And, of course, I just don't need anywhere near this much space.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-4385893198648025312019-11-15T17:11:33.897-06:002019-11-15T17:11:33.897-06:00It's a bittersweet time for many of us "o...It's a bittersweet time for many of us "of a certain age" for sure. My mother-in-law didn't downsize and she clung to her house long after she should have moved. So guess who finally had to do it for her when she was ailing and needed to be near to us instead of 150 miles away. Now, my husband and I have to make the decision with our house. It's small, and cluttered, with a steep staircase and the washer and dryer in the basement - and, oh yes, it is now in a flood zone, where years ago it wasn't. Do we stay? Do we leave the area (our son lives 20 minutes away)for a place whose winters are less harsh? Good luck - it's a good thing you are thinking of this now. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-56089473524173361362019-11-15T10:51:01.431-06:002019-11-15T10:51:01.431-06:00Although I definitely want warmer weather as my ho...Although I definitely want warmer weather as my home base, there's no reason I can't visit Canada again some day. Well, some day in the summer, that is.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-90920538722070445242019-11-15T10:46:48.221-06:002019-11-15T10:46:48.221-06:00This post made me cry. What a bittersweet time you...This post made me cry. What a bittersweet time you are facing. Off with the old and precious. On with the new and more precious. I was thinking maybe it's time for you to come closer to me in Canada. And was hopeful until you said you wanted warmer. Rats. No beaches here. Well, there are a few. For a couple of months in the summer. Much like what you're trying to leave. Sigh.<br />I'll be with you during and after the transition, though! Messenger and the internet also work almost anywhere! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-46128833533437359622019-11-15T10:25:06.362-06:002019-11-15T10:25:06.362-06:00Yes, I'll have to have a guest room for the bo...Yes, I'll have to have a guest room for the boys, it'll be open whenever they're not visiting.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-44630510564612161632019-11-15T10:24:24.889-06:002019-11-15T10:24:24.889-06:00I would LOVE to live near you!I would LOVE to live near you!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-14598016694299414612019-11-15T10:23:56.204-06:002019-11-15T10:23:56.204-06:00My husband can work from anywhere, the big issue r...My husband can work from anywhere, the big issue really is doing what has to be done to get rid of the clutter. Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-48143428146296366122019-11-15T10:19:42.144-06:002019-11-15T10:19:42.144-06:00This post makes me sad. The end of an era and happ...This post makes me sad. The end of an era and happy family memories ending is always sad. However, there is so much to look forward to. Yes it will be work but the reward in the end will be great. A simpler life AND warmer. Beach you say??? Make sure you have a guest room. M and I might pop in :) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215542444229937948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-34802667203669762342019-11-15T10:12:28.196-06:002019-11-15T10:12:28.196-06:00Karen, our lives are mirroring. We're trying t...Karen, our lives are mirroring. We're trying to make repairs of our large home in order to sell. I've loved the house (not the state it's located in), and soon it will be time to move on. Simpler, warmer times. Call me when you find a beach house near yours for sale. We could cause a lot of trouble under the sun! <3 Great use of my words, friend!Michele Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658350918252530545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-29392952884773168902019-11-15T10:05:28.529-06:002019-11-15T10:05:28.529-06:00Oh wow, is this real, are you thinking about major...Oh wow, is this real, are you thinking about major life changes? Will you be blogging from Florida soon-ish? Can your husband be transferred?<br />Scary and exciting at the same time... Good thing we'll stay connected through the web where-ever you live.<br />Happy Friday!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945984135731336978noreply@blogger.com