On the Road Again

[Care4all]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....15 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....20 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

My condolences Care4all

 

[HikerGuy83]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....20 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

Time takes away the sting.

But it still stings.

All the best.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....20 days later my dad died.

How long were they married? They must have been happy

 

[shockedcanadian]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....20 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Care4all]

How long were they married? They must have been happy..

They were married 71 years and 9 months....Dad just didn't want to
go on without mom and he gave up fighting his own ailments that came with being in his 90s....my older sister who lives down the street from them, is Trustee of their estate and she has been disheveled, ditzy headed from losing them both at once and is way behind on handling their Trust....hubby and I finally decided we had to get back home to Maine and will come back down in November.....

 

[Carl in Michigan]

They were married 71 years and 9 months....Dad just didn't want to
go on without mom and he gave up fighting his own ailments that came with being in his 90s....my

I can see that. They were blessed.

 

[DGS49]

I hope you can still treasure the time you had with your parents. Many of us never get to know our parents as adults, leaving many elements of the relationship "untidy." (My mother died when I was 18).

As for the Florida-Maine thing, consider that Florida in Summer kinda sucks. If at all possible, I would live in both places, even if you have to rent in one or the other.

While there are a LOT of wonderful communities in Florida, I am partial to the Villages. One of the best things about Florida is that you can find a home at almost any budget. Even in the Villages, there are communities of manufactured homes that can be had for around $175k.

 

[Chuz Life]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....15 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

I know I've shared this before, but my mother passed away when I was 18 months old. My brother was only 9 days old. I can only imagine the way things might have been different if we had our parents together through our whole childhoods. You were fortunate to have that alone.

And they gave you a house. Wow. I can't imagine that either. You were twice blessed or more.

Some of my family have tried the two-home thing with one home in Florida and the other in the North. They all seem to drop one for the other after a few years. It seems to take a lot of effort to maintain.

I can't imagine my daughter having to go through all of my things when we are gone. Especially while living in another State.