Mike has a Doctor's appointment today 04/27/10. Hopefully I'll have "something" good to post about his appointment tomorrow.

In other news…Mike and I recently asked ourselves what's most important in our lives. After our faith, family, friends and the girls we decided the house, work and bills fell short and last on the list. Don't get me wrong...LOVE love LOVE our house, but thinking reasonably and into the future what we want may not be what we need. Our plan: Minimize our living expenses, pay off dept, work less and enjoy the finer things in life. How will we spend our time? Hopefully, amongst other things by next year we will be in the full-time service together. I take a deep cleansing breath as I write that. Questions that sparked this new endeavor include; Why would I work 5 days a week and spend 2 days with Mike as time ticks away? Why would I speed through Monday and Friday, just to watch the end get closer and our time go whooshing by? What better way is there to spend our time together then preaching about what has gotten us through this all these years?

It's time to give back and be thankful. Yes, it's time to reevaluate and I have full confidence that we can do it. Look at all the other stuff we've been through!! This is cake. Hopefully I won't be eating this cake later. Easier said then done I'm sure. If you're in a state of shock- get in line. I would never have imagined leaving my house. It was our source of independence. It's where we call home and it's so perfect for us. We have so many great memories to hold onto from 30 State but we admit we got caught up. We wanted (and in some form, needed) normalcy and we had it for a good 2 years. We lived like "normal" people, went to work, had a home, thought about starting a family and got two dogs (not sure the dog thing is normal but it did somewhat fill a void). We stood in our own way and did what we thought needed to be done.

I don't live with any regret. We were blessed with everything we have and it was ours for a reason. However in true Narducci fashion things change, circumstances change, a path we weren't ready for paved it's way and now we are reevaluating our priorities. Of course we plan to be balanced. Vacations are planed, trips are scheduled, good company is on the menu and memories are underway! We will be so sad to leave our home, but for this reason it's easier and maybe this reasoning came at the right time because a week ago we decided to not even talk about moving/selling until NEXT April. In all honesty I would not have been able to let go of 30 State because of cancer, but I can let go for this new venture.

We are thinking it through and taking it slow. We are after all hoping for next year as a goal date not this coming service year but would be happy if it happened sooner. And of course most important on the list is the NEED for health care (important for some, life altering for us). It's not all concerning. A friend has already extended the prospect of company for days full of long hours. This I love.