Our latest news? We bought a house in Green Valley Arizona. Our great experiment has gone well but one of us (ME!) just can't handle the extended hotel times. I love to travel but I prefer destination travel rather than full time travel. So Mike agreed. We will stay to our travel plans through September 2017 which means this winter we will stay in Tubac AZ and then Hawaii May thru August in 2017.
True to our past, we purchased a fixer upper. I'd love to have Chip and Joanna Gaines take it on but Mike and I will be making or overseeing the necessary repairs and upgrades. Our place is a 30 year old slump block townhouse with 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths plus a den/office. We figure with a townhouse we can lock up and go when the spirit moves us (summer travel with winter stays in AZ).
Our work list, so far? The house needs all popcorn ceilings scraped, kitchen drop ceiling removed, enlarging the kitchen entry, all new kitchen cabinets and appliances, new flooring through-out which will be Saltillo tile, new bathroom vanities and toilets, new gutters, and a new HVAC unit. We will be the demo labor and handle changing the landscaping to desert based and will contract out the rest. Most likely it will not be ready for full time living until late 2017. In the meantime, we'll be 'camping' there October this year and April next spring.
Yes, I know we have taken on a lot but it is something we enjoy doing. I will be haunting the consignment and second hand shops in Tucson to furnish it. I think our one splurge will be a custom mesquite dining room table from a shop in Tubac we have found.
Wish us luck!
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