Photos taken by my friend Marta

Me in Delft with our bloomen purchase

A street in Delft

Dan getting the keys to the house from my realtor, CJ (Not taken by Marta of course!)

As most of you know, I have made the decision to return to Portland and my time here is growing very short. My last day at the Tribunal will be the 19th of May. Mojo and I will fly into Portland on the 25th of May and saying goodbye to Holland as a home. My return is fueled by mixed feelings fed by a heavy heart and at this time I am in two places; happy to be going home and sad to leave my home for the pass year and a half. I will have many fond memories to look back on and Mojo is going to miss the cheese! Good thing I can buy Gouda and old Amsterdam at my local Safeway, keeping the feline happy makes for a happy home indeed.

My plan is to take the month of June off to spend time unpacking and hanging out with family and friends. I will then see if I can convince KGW to take me back and start working in the real world again. Of course I think there will be a trip down to Country Fair in July.

In my last blog entry I talked about the house I was buying, well I am now a home owner again. The house closed on April 7th and Dan is now living in the home we will soon be sharing. It was quit the experience buying a house I have not set foot in and doing all the paper work by the good old fax machine. Dan signed the closing papers after getting a power of attorney to do so (Story in next blog) and my son Mike was there also to hand over the big check. As my acting accountant while I have been away, I felt he would enjoy participating in the whole closing process.

I look forward to spending time with all my old friends again and I will see you all soon.

Cheers

Kim