When the kids come home

When the kids come home it’s important to have toys for them to play with. In our basement, we have a milk crate of toy cars and trucks and then there are the outdoor toys, but what if your kids are all grown up? Back in August 2012 Philip and Amanda came for a visit…

The Eagle has landed

After 22, almost 23 years Mom decided it was time to leave the condo and head to a retirement residence nearer family.  The condo went on the market, the applications for the residence were accepted, the movers were booked, and in my Mom’s words “that all happened rather quickly!”  Yes, indeed it did. What a…

Dreaming a little

We’ve been dreaming. Dreaming about a time when we might own our own home. For many of you, this is a dream that you work on in your 20’s or 30’s. For us, it is something to be aimed for as we come into retirement years. We’ve been debating investment costs versus leasing. Should we…