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Downsizing My Parent’s House

October 16, 2017October 18, 2017 ~ mtolia ~ Leave a comment

Soon after I returned from my August vacation, my parents called to tell me that they had decided to sell their home of the last 20-years and move into a 2 -bedroom unit at a nearby retirement community. As my kids would say, I was shook. My 79-year-old parents , are healthy and actively involved … Continue reading Downsizing My Parent’s House

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