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"We'll Meet Again, Don't Know Where, Don't Know When"

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Like many people our age, we've been talking about downsizing. Now, there is NOTHING about our current home that I don't love.  About nine years ago, when it seemed as if the adult children had left for good (following some grown, gone, launched and returned as they found their sea legs in the world), we gave thought to what we should do with this five bedroom house that served our family extremely well but, as we looked forward, had probably outlived its utilitarian usefulness. At that time, we landed on three possibilities: 1. Sell the house in its 'as is' condition, which was to say, would require a fair amount of work.  As in our master bathroom was Pepto Bismol pink, appliances were dated, etc., etc. 2. Do some updating a la Home Depot to see if we couldn't up the asking price above Fixer Upper status. 3. Remodel and turn the house into the dwelling we had always wanted, but were otherwise previously financially obligated, preventing the depth of work necessary...