We are finally on the road! It took us awhile to get off this am, but with the help of a couple of neighbors got hooked up and finally left at 10:30am. After a final walk through at our beautiful Springettsbury Ave home, we kissed and said good-bye to nearly 30 years in York and 23 in this home. Here we raised our youth and lived. Now we're starting the next stage. It's exciting and scary at the same time. The Maryland State Welcome Center has wi-fi so we're sending greetings to you all. Love, Anne and Chuck

January 18, 2006

I told Anne today that I haven’t had a day off since I quit work. I need a break. This year so far we have bought a motor home and a car, sold one car, sold a house, moved property into storage and segregated our travel gear (some 600 pounds of it) from everything else in the house that has gone to auction. Today, we began loading the Winnebago Minnie Coach that will be our home for much of the next six months.

One accumulates considerable property over 24 years in a large house. It is difficult to part with many things such as large books and crystal balls that make little sense in the confined space of a motor home.

Hello Everybody,

I hope you are all doing well. I have had a great time in my first week here at the DFC. Surprisingly enough, because it's no-sodium, but the food is pretty good and you are very well fed. The lack of salt is pretty noticable, as is the incredibly small portion sizes. It really just takes getting used to. I survive by scheduling myself to allow for peanut butter every now and then. I like that you get to plan your own meal.

The classes have been very good as well. The main focuses are Fitness, Nutrition, Medical and Behavioral Health. So the approach is really well rounded.