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One step closer!

Well, we are getting closer and closer!  Today the house in Texas went back up for sale after a bunch of repairs.  My last property manager (Bill Dunker with Nita Selby Properties) really sucked, there was damage to the house from the last renters he did not tell me about or charge them for and when I sent him the pics he sent me showing the damage I was basically ignored so anyone in Corpus Christi selling or renting a house I would really recommend against using him!  After all is said and done cost me a few grand to get it properly ready to be sold.  So once that sells that is one step closer to retirement!

Today I ordered about 150 trees and hedges for the retirement property, mostly different fruit and nut trees but also got some maple and willow trees.  About a three thousand dollar investment but it did make me pretty excited and just makes it all seem closer, we should be back in Mn in about 6 weeks to start the planting of them, have a pretty good idea in my head how I want to do it but need to actually put it on paper now!

This past couple weeks of work have made me more and more ready for retirement.  While I meet Army Standards for weight I have been told I do not "look" the part and present enough of a military appearance and have been catching alot of slack over it.  It has gotten to the point I am pist off and that is never a good thing, the stress has contributed so some health issues and making me think it is about time to hang it up.  Still about 2 years from being where I want to be financially however, plus to hit my 20 years, so guess I will have to put up with it for now.  Of course I could just lose the weight but it is the principle that I meet measurable standards and every day I want to fight it more and more.  And that is why I need to retire to the homestead, this  makes me more and more sure this is the right call at the right time.

Will end this weeks post with a rolling pin I turned last week, I was thinking how hard could turning a rolling pin be?  Well to make it symmetrical, it is a little harder then I thought!  Still pretty happy with the way it came out, I really do love the way olive wood looks when you turn it.  As always let me know any questions!!

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