It really happened!!

[Iggy]

As of 30 October 2010 Darling Husband Retired!!! He will have 25 days vacation/sick time in which we will spend packing and the long move to the Central Oregon Coast, then he has to return to work on 6 Dec 2010 to turn in his old ID card and to get his new ID Card (for insurance, etc. ).

I will remain in Oregon, he will drive to Casa Grande AZ to stay in the house, and then to close it up and shut every thing down. Once he has done his retirement thingy at ASU- he will then drive to Oregon.

[Mahonri]

You'll want to come back every winter...

... just sayin'.

[Iggy]

You'll want to come back every winter...

... just sayin'.

It is even too hot for me in Casa Grande AZ in the winter! Our AC is set at 75 degree's year round, and I wear the thinnest clothes possible.

Where husband works there is no AC, yet it is the AC/Heating plant for the ASU Campus. In the winter it is 85 to 95+ degrees INSIDE the plant. He is tired of it too. It is so much easier to put clothes on and remain modest, then it is to remove all your clothes

I am going to enjoy shopping for warm clothing for my husband. Snuggly, warm sweats to lounge around the house in, long sleeved flannel shirts, warm jacket to wear outside, hat with ear flaps (he loathes cold ears).

I also am going to love & enjoy having a vegetable garden, and house plants.

[pam]

I'm rather jealous. I love the Oregon coast.

[Iggy]

I'm rather jealous. I love the Oregon coast.

Pam, my guest bedroom is always ready for you!!

[pam]

Pam, my guest bedroom is always ready for you!!

Well I will be in Oregon next July. Hopefully I can make it to the west side.

[bcguy]

my family used to own property in Lincoln city and I been going there since 71. Miss those days when it was simpler without the big box stores :)

[Captain_Curmudgeon]

... the Central Oregon Coast ...

Totally green with envy. Used to bicycle the coast every summer.

[pam]

my family used to own property in Lincoln city and I been going there since 71. Miss those days when it was simpler without the big box stores :)

My family has had their family reunion in Lincoln City on numerous occasions. This next year it's on the eastern side.

[jayanna]

Hoooorrrraayyyyy Iggy!!!! Congratulations!!

[MorningStar]

Congratulations! So happy for you.

[Iggy]

We rented the u-haul truck friday afternoon, then the neighbors came over and helped to move the packed items out to the yard, and to empty our two storage rooms.

Saturday, the one guy from the EQ and two guys from the HP came and loaded the truck. These guys are from another ward than ours too! NO one from our ward showed up!!!!! They were kind enough to dismantle our large screen tv and re-box it. Then the neighbors came over and packed up the rest of the heavy furniture. Neighbor guys helped to pack up things in the house, then loaded the truck. Neighbor guys also re-loaded what the LDS helpers did- balanced out the load, and brought boxes back in the house for me to re-pack (six boxes were filled with to-the-dump stuff!) My visiting teacher came over at 2 pm, and packed up my kitchen! She did a wonderful job.

We spent the night at Super 8 Motel (rather nice room and firm, comfy bed and DEEP bathtub!)- will go back to the house at 9 am to pack up the rest of the stuff, all of the clothes and stuff the cats into the carrier. We will spend one more night here at the motel, then head out early monday morning.

With driving a 17' u-haul truck that is towing a small u-haul trailer, we expect to be on the road three days (two nights). We are not in a race to get to Oregon- we would rather pay an extra day on the u-haul than get in a wreck from pushing ourselves to drive longer than we can handle.

[Iggy]

UPDATE:

We left on Monday after having the fuel line replaced in/on the U-haul truck.

Got to Gila Bend and called U-Haul regarding a crack in the windshield. They said to go on to Oregon and inform the U-haul place where we turn it in and they will replace the entire windshield.

The cats did well on this trip. No distress meowing or screaching. They refused food and water the first two days, then on wednesday evening when we stopped just outside of Albany OR for the night, they drank nearly 16 oz of water between the two of them, and ate a small handful of Kitten Chow (it is easier on the tummy of stressed cats).

We arrived at our destination around 2:30 pm. Husband & I had lunch at the Apple Peddler in Newport OR, then he went on to the new house while I went in to Safeway to get kitty litter, and some food for us.

We weren't able to get the truck and trailer unloaded until Sun afternoon after Church. We hired a guy that we found in the classifieds. Took him and his helper 6 hours to unload. They removed the washer & dryer that were in the house, changer the plug on my dryer. They had to remove the railing on the front porch to get the sofa in, which they also replaced.

We got internet hooked up yesterday afternoon, and Husbands NEW recliner will be delivered today between 2 & 3 pm.

I have enough time to clear out boxes to make room for the recliner. Thank Heavens.

Oh, the cats. Ethel only stayed mad at me for about 6 hours. After husband and I got settled in bed for the night, Ethel was up on the bed and snuggling up against me. This is something new for her. SHE has never gotten on the bed while I am in it. She prefers to be next to me when I am on the sofa with a throw on me. She does sleep on husband's hip when he is napping in the bed. We think it is because now there is room- we have a NEW king bed, our old(2 yrs) queen is in the guest room now.

Once I moved the boxes that were blocking the laundry room, the cats have been racing throughout the house. They start in the Master bedroom, charge down the hall way, one goes to the left through the laundry room into the kitchen and the other stays right and zooms through, over and around all the boxes and tables in the living room.

We can hear them at night too- guess we both will be wearing ear plugs as the cats are not about to cease the evening races. I am so glad they are happy in the house. I can hardly wait until everything is put away, the furnature placed and they discover the 4" window sills in the six windows!

Quickly discovered that there is only room in kitchen cupboards for food-mixing bowls-pots & pans or serving/eating from dishes. I will be using one of my DIY storage cupboards to house the plates, glasses, cups and flatware, while I am on the look out for a China Hutch & bureau.

Time to fix breakfast then on to moving boxes out of the way.