Category: Update
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Busy Bee And Things to Note
I have been writing here at More Than Crumbs for 3 years now! From my introductory post, massive decluttering, the move, and looking more at self-care, I’ve posted 31 out of the last 36 months, and a total of 54 posts. So, somewhat consistent but at a very slow pace. We are looking for an…
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Crates Ahoy!
The 2 crates of belongings have arrived and it was quite a flurry of activity. We did not get as much notice as we expected. We hoped they would bring them up the plaza near the actual building but it was not to be. But it all worked out in the end. My wife was…
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Touchdown!
Our visas have been approved (oops, I neglected to post about that!), many of our belongings have been shipped, and the rest are pictured above. The second part of one of our most important Two Steps is done. We are back in Portugal for good! I’ve laughed in delight (cackled, really) several times, and Paula…
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Next Step
Seems like there are way too many steps, and ours is actually a fairly simple move. Here is one of our pallets being loaded on the truck. We have two of these making their way across the country by truck, then eventually on to a ship to go across the Atlantic to be off-loaded and…
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Do the Two Step
After much discussion, exhaustion, and juggling of priorities, we’ve agreed: We are heading to Portugal on July 4th. We’ve got the tickets. The rented apartment is waiting, empty, for us. And the toxicity of our country and state grows, seemingly every day. What we don’t have is our visa approval. Getting all the pieces in…
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Sonic Boom 2
If selling the house was Mach 1, we’re there again for a second sonic boom. After several delays, our visa applications have been submitted to the Portuguese Embassy. We have the contract to lease an apartment in Porto, the financial paperwork, our 3 money orders, and the proper return labels FedExed off to the Portuguese…
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My Last Day as a Homeowner
The closing on the house is this afternoon. I am going from a property owner to a renter, and most likely will be a renter for quite a while. We really don’t know. Our plan is to travel and enjoy Portugal and Europe now before we get too old and crickety. (Rickety? Creaky? Crotchety?) So…
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Going, going, gone!
I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but it is hard to keep y’all updated with what is happening here! The house went on the market in early February. Our realtor had told us to go somewhere else for the weekend. Paula and I considered a weekend trip to another city but decided…