Florida Dreamin'

Bonnie and I have been talking about retirement. She said "I don't want to spend winter locked up in the house with nothing to do. I hate winter, I get Depressed".
So we are cashing in on of our CD's (50K) and buying a Condo in a place called Clearwater, Fla. We are going down with the pages we've pulled from the Realtors guide and have a few that we definetly want to look at. Lisa, our realtor, will take us around. The prices are around 39-45 for a 1 bedroom and 55 for a two bedroom. The two bedroom would be for the kids when they visit us during the winter.
Since we will be paying cash for the place we'll offer $5K less than the asking price and they pay the closing costs. The market has really tanked in Fla. It is the second worst in the country (Calif is the worst). Nobody is buying.
We will go down in late October and come back for Thanksgiving and Christmas leaving for Fla after the turn of the year. We'll come back in late April. At some time we will probably move down there permanently.
It's a big decision. I think it is do able and am looking forward to spending the winter of 2010 in Clearwater. Bonnie retires on December 31st. of this year.
Life changes, but one of my jobs is to try to help Bonnie be happy. I recall being down in Fla with the witch and it was certainly a pleasant way to spend winter. Anyway I hope God blesses our endeavour.
Father John