Thursday, August 19, 2010

Our first conference call on our new home

We had our first conference call about the new house in Bluffton South Carolina this morning. Because of the time difference we had to have the call at 8:00 am our time to 11:00 eastern time. We went over all the questions we had and it went very well. It just makes the process of getting this house more of a reality.

It is scary to think we will have a second home for a couple of years before actually moving into it. We wonder if we are doing the right thing in moving to Bluffton. We won't have to deal with snow and too much cold, which is what we are looking for, so I guess this is the right place.

We are getting a house right on water. We will have a boat dock to have a Duffy boat. A Duffy boat is one that is battery charged. The lake they have is a no wake zone so this boat is the best one to have unless you use a canoe or kayak. They do have those to rent.

We will have room for visitors and things for people to do. The pool area will be great for the kids and there is a separate pool for adults only. If anyone wants to go camping, they have that too. We aren't into it but someone might.

The people that we have talked with have all been very nice. I think it will be a good place for us. The only issue I have is that we aren't closer to family but with us being on retirement, we can drive to see everyone. We will have the time.

After this house is built, the "fun" time will be to furnish it. We will have most of our things here but we will need things there for when we visit or anyone else. i have to figure that one out.

We were asked if we could close by the end of this year. We said yes. This just means we won't be getting each other Christmas presents for each other but things for the new house. We will need everything. This will make it easy when you ask what can you get us - ha ha.

Dad has already had some hints that Clark is getting ready for him to retire. It has caught him by surprise as it makes it a little more real for him. The job will be ending for him. He hopes he can continue to work for a least another two years but Clark is positioning itself to bring in another Chief Estimator for him to start working with. Again that was a shocker for him to hear about that at a planning for the future meeting yesterday. Changes will be happening in the next few years.

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