Good Morning - Update

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Surprise! I'm back for the moment. Life has been chaotic for the past two months. You might get a hint of what's going on from the picture above. I'm moving. I know where. I just don't know when or what my apartment number will be yet. My son told me he wants me in Ashwaubenon, closer to him. There's a brand new apartment building targeted for low income that went up last year. It's smaller than what I have now, which is fine. I almost feel like I'm going for one of those tiny home places you see on HGTV. It's 19 square feet smaller than my current apartment. I planned to downsize, so it's no problem. I'll be calling Habitat for Humanity as soon as I have my apartment. I'll be getting rid of my dining room table, the organ and a few other larger pieces of furniture I don't need and don't have space for in the new apartment. No patio. My son will take the grill. The rest of the patio furniture will go to Habitat or get thrown away. The coffee table is going to the recycle place down the road. It's in very bad condition. It was going bad when I put it on the patio when I moved in. So, it is easy to get rid of it. The fantastic thing about my new apartment is no carpeting in the kitchen, dining, living room and bath area. Only in the bedroom and walk in closet. There is also a washer and dryer in the apartment. To move there I needed to fill out more paperwork with Housing. They have a special voucher program for the apartment building. I did that in early October. I fully expected to have the apartment by now and get ready to move. I have everything in place for the move, including how I will get to church. So, there's that. I'll update you more on the move as soon as I have a moving date. Otherwise, I've been very busy writing and going to special book events. In October the Social Club asked me to give a presentation about my being an author. It went over very well. I sold six books at the event, four the day before, and one to a Book Club member. I was part of Book Club for two months. Last Saturday, November 2, I had an author event - Literacy 2024 book signing event in Sturgeon Bay. I sold another nine books for a total of 20 books in the last month. I'm still working on In the Hands of Mighty Men. It's going through a major revision. Faith to Believe, also a major revision. I'm writing Wilderness Cry, Wilderness Call, Out of the Darkness, New Horizons - Beginning and Declaration of War. So, as you can see, I've been busy. There's also church, Bible study at my friend's church and here, and Canasta on Thursdays. I also have a new Website on Word Press. I'll update my web address here. I'm under Valerie Writes on the site. I have missed being here, but right now it's almost impossible with everything going on in my life right now. I haven't been swimming. My friend who took me hasn't been able to go. Orders from her doctor with physical problems she's been going through, and in the past two weeks because she's having knee replacement surgery tomorrow. I'm hoping I can get back to the Kroc after my move. There you have it. It's been hectic around here. I also fit in my steps and I'm keeping track of what I eat. My new low is 184.7. I hoped to be in the 170s by now, but not yet. Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me. What have you guys been up to while I've been away?