Closing time...

Lately, my mind has been largely occupied with thoughts of returning to the states. Finishing our renovations, packing, staying in a hotel for a few nights, driving to Seattle, time there with J while she trains for her new job, possible travel, ferry to Alaska, and settling in to Anchorage.

We're actively looking for housing, both short and long-term. Our hope is to buy again, and we're looking around. We'll see. It sure would be nice to have a home that wasn't built in 1912 with brick frame construction and now-crumbling plaster on lath construction.

I'm so looking forward to going back to Alaska. It always has this draw for me. But then, so does Arizona, and parts of California. I have lots of projects on the middle and back burners for Alaska, and can't wait to get started.