Mind-boggling trip with or without hearing.

 

Mind-bogglings don't always grab us and sometimes we don't even notice when something like that happens, that means something unexpected with unexpected results that impact us directly and we wonder, why did that happen to me? Well, Ive had one of those recently. Yes, it seems that we had everything going our way but then? 

Well I've been wearing the same hearing aids for about seven years, no problem, well okay, once I lost one but they were still under the warranty even though I lost it it was replaced with no cost to me.

But this time I'm not so lucky. One morning recently I was reaching for my hearing aids to re-install them but the second one, for the right ear was missing the little rubber thingy that sits into the ear was not there. I said, "oh no". It led to a long and thorough search of the place we are staying with no luck. I came to the solution that it had stayed in my ear and was still there. So off we went to an urgent  care center to get it extracted . I was nervous because how foolish would I feel if it wasn't in there. But it was, the nurse practitioner said after a few minutes of probing, I see it. I had to sign a form giving her permission to extract it which she did. Suddenly there it was, out of my ear.

But they discovered both the rubber thingy and a ball of wax were totally covering the ear drum. No wonder I've been having trouble hearing. There might have been infection in there also so now I'm on 10 ear antibiotic drops twice per day.  and have no hearing out of that right ear. I'm hoping this ordeal will be over soon. I have other stuff to deal with, like where will we go next. We are on a mind-boggling trip to who knows where.

Stan the Man 

 

 

Things  moved slow, negotiations, back and forth on our big deal, selling our house, and going homeless. Then suddenly it happened, primarily because of our flexibility and willingness to give up some money. Was it worth it? I can't really say at this point but if the freedom we are just beginning to feel is any indication of how we will feel, without question, it was worth it. We still didn't lose too much and we are able to move ahead. 

Move ahead? What does that mean? Well, we have big plans but not much is clear yet. We are taking it one step at a time. Our first step after signing the final paperwork, no actually, it was the day before the papers were signed and the money flowed in our direction we moved out of our house, former home and into the Green Valley Best Western Inn. Three days in one hotel was enough, but we had a few details to take care of. That was completed yesterday so as of last night and for the next week or so we are staying in a little rental out in the outback of a place called Rio Rico. Small but with great views of the surrounding mountains, an outside fireplace that we enjoyed last night and it got us about 30 miles or so closer to Mexico where we would like to spend some time eventually.

But first on to Sonoita, AZ for nearly a month, staying on a farm, and in the middle of a great wine growing area. We have plans beyond that which will be disclosed as soon as they are firmed up.Stay tuned in!

Stan the Man 

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Mind-Boggling Resolution

We appear to have a mind-boggling deal on the sale of our house and the closing is scheduled for January 20th. We went through a series of negotiations, back and forth, until the issues were resolved by us granting credit to the buyers for improvements to the roof and a couple other things. So, the bottom line is there is basically a reduction in the cash our buyers have to come up with and we don't have to worry about getting the work done. We are not happy about the bottom line to our net profit but a deal is nearly done. It is a mind-boggling accomplishment however and we are happy we will be free to travel, find other housing or whatever we decide to do. The feeling of freedom will be welcome when the deal is signed sealed and delivered.

When the sale is completed and this house belongs to someone else we will be embarking on new adventures that are not totally designed yet. We do know about two stays in Air Bed and Breakfasts in the Southern Arizona area for the first couple of months but after that we only have rough ideas. Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Spain and mind-boggling places we haven't even thought of yet..

I invite you to follow us on our adventures right here on Mind-Bogglings. 

Stan the Man