Well I did it.

I have signed a contract on another house. The house we have lived in for thirty years is in a confused neighborhood where most of the residents are now student renters. Only four houses in our area (counting us) still have owner residents, and it just isn't pleasant any more. It was the ideal house when we moved in with six kids. The recreation center was close, the university was close, everything we did was close (except my wife's job which was almost thirty miles away, poor wife). Now it is like living in the lobby of a student dormitory, and nothing is very close.

We signed a contract on a new house (well, not NEW, used, but new to us.) It is in a nice subdivision with 1.3 acres and a pool (we'll see how much we like the maintenance on the pool, I sometimes get tired of the maintenance on the hot tub). We haven't completed the financing yet. I have had one offer that I am not excited about. We'll see how that works out, and it will be interesting to move thirty years worth of junk (well, furniture too.), but right now, it feels good.