Closing next week

[marino760]

Glad to see an update from you. I was wondering just the other day how things are going for you in eastern KY. It sounds like overall you and your son are doing well and enjoying this new chapter in your life.
You had so many worries before moving. I don't live in deep Appalachia but my county borders 5 Appalachian counties and the people I've met from Appalachia are among the very best anywhere.

[Oldhag1]

Originally Posted by vicky3vicky

Almost 2 and a half months and still in love. I just found out that property taxes on my old house in Colorado have doubled since last year and that insurance went up 50%. Idon't know how we could have paid it.

Everyone we have met is super nice and we are making friends at the senior center. because of disabled sons health we have not been able to spend as much time as we would like and it has slowed down relationship building but it will still happen.

We became friends with our next door neighbors. They are the only people we have gotten to know who are strongly what I would call my image of Appalachian people. Good, fun, hard working salt of the earth.our son went fishing with them several times,we attended several bonfires toasting hotdogs, baking ccokies and spent time almost every day visiting on each others porches.Oh, and they told us how to get rid of chigger bites in less than 24 hours.Sadly, the dad lost his job [coal truck driver] and they were unable to pay rent. So, they moved this morning. And, stupidly, I forgot to get their phone number. This has been my biggest dissapointment so far.

I am super excited for my vegetable garden next spring. If I had a garden here now I would still be harvesting fresh produce because of the longer growing season. So far, we havn't had to turn our heat on at all, though in the last week we have had to turn on our air conditioner a few times.

I don't have as much to share because I have mostly been acclimating. And like I said taking care of disabled son. The change in altitude has not had the difference in his health we had hoped and prayed for but I think it has helped him.

Thank you to everyone who made this move less scary.

I am so glad you are still enjoying life in your new adopted state! If you write a letter to your old neighbors at their old address asking for their phone number it might get forwarded to them. We were a military family and did that a couple of times when we lost someone’s contact info who had moved.