Dear FFF:
As this assignment comes to an end, I am looking forward to the next......just don't know what it will be! Annette's family has found a lovely assisted living apartment right here in Stanwood. It is close to her doctors and she has many friends in the area. I am in the3 process of packing things she want to take with her, and the moving van is schedule for November 30. I will be here 2 weeks after that time to unpack her things and help her get settle to a new life.
It has been an enjoyable four months but I am ready to try something new. I will be flying to daughter Susan's house in Nashville December 14 to spend a whole month with my family. The rest of the gang will also join us the weekend before Christmas. We are looking forward to a Country Christmas. After Christmas, I will rent a car and make visits to granddaughter Abbey at her new college in Lexington KY and granddaughter Haley at her college in Cincinnati. I also will make a side trip to Camden, TN where my folks were born and raised. I still have oodles of cousins living there. I'm looking forward to good catfish and hush puppy dinners. On my way back to Nashville, I am stopping in Knoxville, to help celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss with friends' Lin and Doug Carlson.
I fly back to Seattle on January 16 and hope to have a place lined up by then. I am looking for a house sitting position, or just a room to rent here on the island. I will be here until May 15 at which time I hope to be flying up to Alaska to work for 5 months. Princess Cruise Lines owns several lodges and hotels in Alaska and they will start receiving applications the first of the year. I have talked to their human resources director and she feels confidant they can find something for this ol' innkeeper to do! The lodges have dorm style living for the the employees at a reasonable cost; $5 a day for lodging and $10 a day for all your meals. I think they only pay $10 per hour but hey, I'll have a great view and should have some fun working with other retirees
Would love to hear from any of you guys so drop me an email and tell me what YOU are doing.
Love Gypsy Joyce
backyardegypsy@yahoo.com
734-788-2799
