Our New Home
The weather in Sacramento is more tempermental than other parts of California. In San Diego you could pretty much count on every day to be wonderfully warm, but not so much in the Sac valley, as they call it.
We chose to stay in the area another three months, even though the original plan was to make an extended road trip back to the Ozarks and combine working on the rental properties with welcoming our new grand baby as well as attend my oldest daughter's wedding. Some misfortunes in our finances however changed all that, and the prospect of no income for two or more months did not appear so appealing.
The hospital in Sacramento is actually quite nice to work in, though I met several travelers who would disagree with this. I found many of their complaints unfounded, or at least misleading however, as the nature of healthcare delivery is changing nationwide and not just this one facility, and so the complaints they had will be found at other facilities as well.
Our original intent was to find a simple place to live while here and try to save some money back, but now that we are staying the plan has changed somewhat and we have found a nicer home to live in. Much nicer.
Yes, it comes with a higher price tag, but considering we were planning on foregoing at least two months of income we are still coming out way ahead. The move will certainly make our stay here more pleasurable. The hardest part of staying was not arriving in the Ozarks. The disappointment for both Mary and I as well as the family hoping to see us. We have at least scheduled a week's visit, but its just not the same.
So one hard lesson I am taking from this is that making plans with our lifestyle is difficult. Best made plans, like everything else in life are subject to change, nothing is really set in stone, and learning to roll with the bumps in life is a valuable trait to have.
So go ahead; ask me where I am going next.
My response; "I am going to have fun."
