Moving

Finally got the word last week to book my ticket to Afghanistan! Planning to depart Sep 23 and come back Oct 10. Now comes all the work of planning what to take.

I've been off-line for awhile. My house finally sold to a lovely family who couldn't wait to get in. They were mowing lawns, trimming hedges, cleaning gutters all while we were packing up my stuff. Put most of my things into storage and moved my office and bedroom to my brother Jim's home in Prior Lake. People keep asking if I'm sad about leaving the house. Not that I am known for being in touch with my feelings, but my primary feeling has been one of relief! I lived there from July 2002 to August 2010 - the longest I've lived in any one place since I left my parents' home.

I will miss living in Mounds View. Having been part of the Streets & Utilities Task Force and then sitting on the Streets & Utilities Committee for two years, I felt a close connection to the community. I'm still teaching up there one day a week, so will get to visit my Caribou Coffee baristas and my favorite hairdresser Nicole at Cost Cutters!