When we decided that this was the last chance to finish off getting our dream started, that if progress wasn't made in the direction of getting the farm, or give up and move onto plan “B” (re: boat). Something happened.

There have been barriers to us getting the farm, and we had piled together the bulk of it into three parts. The first part was related to income, which has dropped dramatically. The second part was actually getting to the farm since we knew our only real choice was in Ontario, and the final third part was getting the farm itself.

The year 2011 will always be remembered as the year of hell. I worked my tail off, not only trying to get employment, but getting in over my head on many side projects. Last May we thought we were really close to getting the farm since a huge debt was finally gone, my student loan. But just after that, work dropped to nothing, and we ended back in debt to the sum of almost 5 grand. Most of the debt went to food, preps were all used up long before I thought they would, (lesson learned multiple the food prep list you think you need by ten).

Two nights ago, my second oldest jumped on a plane to Toronto, one of the reasons for the trip was to surprise my sister at her engagement party, so I had to keep mum on the second reason. The second reason was to check out farms for us to buy. Less then a week ago, I was at the point of giving up when we literally pulled a rabbit out of hat, debt free, with money to move to Ontario we are now active in packing up everything and sorting everything. We have part two and three taken care of. As for part one... that actually came first, (more on that at a future date).

Now we have a list of things to do to get there that include such items as canceling our home phone line, closing our hydro account, etc.... it's amazing how many little things there are left to do, not to mention packing and sorting... it's the sorting that's the killer, we intended to buy a place here originally, so there is lots of stuff that is just not going to make the trip.

Well … only 100 things to do on my list, so far, so I will post online here on my blog as we go along, but I am not getting involved in anything else till I turn the keys in my new home. So if I finish off a couple of things on the list each day, ... I'll be counting down the days. :)

--- more soon.

- Wolfe

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