Still waiting...

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We spent Saturday taking a break from the stress and worry of waiting, waiting, waiting. Our daughter and son in law got tickets for us to join them at the Purdue- IU annual Oaken Bucket Football game! Believe it or not after having 3 kids and one son in law attend Purdue and working for the university for 25 years we had never attended a football game. What fun! We had 4th row seats in the end zone so were up front and personal with the touchdowns! Lucky for us it was a Purdue game ALL the way.
Today it is back to the sorting, packing, planning and waiting, waiting, waiting! Roger's medical is under review, but mine is still in the land of "between" (here and there). Over the weekend we decided this blog might be better named "Over and Out" (that is over sixty and out of our minds). If patience is a trait Peace Corps wants you to gain, we are getting there.

November 15, 2008

Well, we seem to be moving along again. At least on our part.
I have submitted my medical file and we have listed our house for sale.
This weekend our son and grandson have come to sort through some of the toys; to store, take with them or to give away. It is a big job for an 8 year old because he has to stop and play with each toy to access it's play value. They have done a great job!
My sister came this week and we began the process of guiding our 97 year old mother toward the idea of a move for her too. Not an easy thing nor free of tension. However with the support and encouragement of our other siblings, we think she will be fine.
In the midst of all this we are trying to live somewhat of a normal life! We continue to feel this is the right thing to be doing in spite of the stress. Many people are encouraging for us and sending positive feedback.

one more step completed

Well I have been having all kinds of thoughts this week.
We have listed our house for sale and are preparing to move stuff to storage and our bodies to some yet unknown location! Preparing to move is like child birth! You are in the middle of it again when you suddenly say "what was I thinking? Didn't I learn how hard this is the last time? "
My other thoughts have been more along the lines of "You might be crazy if......" I think you can fill in the rest.
We are making tiny progress though. Roger submitted his medical "book" Monday and mine should be ready to go Friday when I get my last test completed! Yea! Here's hoping there are no more glitches in that.
In spite of everything we still feel this is the right thing to be doing. Even the sermon Sunday was about serving and living our faith.
So.....check back and perhaps soon we will have more of the puzzle, maybe a hint of our future location.
Keep smiling! We still are.

Moving on???

One of the questions asked of couples volunteering for the Peace Corps is whether or not you have ever moved and how you dealt with it. For us the answer was not too hard, yes, we have moved, in fact several times and we "did what we had to do and we worked through it together". Well, we listed our house for sale yesterday, in a recession market, and have NO idea of what will follow! I wish I had a better memory of how stressful all those moves were so I could draw on that now. We would eventually have downsized, so this seemed a good time, but there are a lot of issues attached to selling, moving "somewhere, sometime" and how to disengage from a community for an unknown time and to an unknown location. This is becoming a bit more like "chore".
So we are trusting that if this is the right thing for us to do with our lives, it will work out and the ducks will fall in line as needed. Meanwhile, if we show up one your doorstep with 100 pounds of luggage and our pillows, please let us spend the night....promise we won't stay more than a week! Keep smiling.
Here is my quote...."The only thing constant in life is change".

November 5, 2008

Just an update. We still have no news, but have had an article appear in our local paper. The article was pretty good and reflects our decision to try the Peace Corps. You can view it at http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081102/FEAT/811020311

We have started the process of trying to sell our house and store our things or pass them on to the next generation. It has been hard not knowing what to do and needing to make some big steps. Being a planner, I am struggling with all the unanswered questions. We are going to change our residency for the time we are gone so our family can handle the bills, taxes, etc. That was a bit frustrating!! We made it through the car insurance transfer, the taxes on the vehicle and the registration of said car, even the bank, change only to be short one piece of ID at the license branch!!! Duh! Looks like that part will wait until we make the next trip.

Meanwhile we hope to have both our medical papers completed and mailed in by November 15!
More later.