tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post784738413986003816..comments2023-09-11T01:59:23.810-07:00Comments on Sierra Highlands: On the Road... again, and againWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-14080103241649694412009-03-29T14:51:00.000-07:002009-03-29T14:51:00.000-07:00You are right....I actually have a grocery store i...You are right....I actually have a grocery store in town.....tourist prices, but a bit lower. :)Funny..........we RARELY buy anything from them. But to buy underwear? Now that is a trip. :)<BR/><BR/>And to go to the next big towns for me are a round trip of 2 or 3 hours depending on whether north or south.......so, sometimes I do not leave town for over two months :)<BR/><BR/>I LOVE it here........but there is NO *Y*O*U* <BR/><BR/>:(<BR/><BR/>tell Kevin you can move here....it wouldn't bother me. :)Charihttp://www.ourheartshaven.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-2986744027921731402009-03-28T20:39:00.000-07:002009-03-28T20:39:00.000-07:00Chari -- yesss, exactly (and Kevin said it convinc...Chari -- yesss, exactly (and Kevin said it convinced him, reading it : )).<BR/><BR/>Laura -- I know, sometimes the little details a family takes for granted are the ones that seem so exotic to someone else. I think about that a lot. We are down to driving "to town" (the 110 mile one) about once or twice a week. We try to coordinate our activities. We used to have to go almost every day, and really in a way we "should" be going more often, in that the kids don't really get to get involved in very many out of home activities at all.<BR/><BR/>Faith -- I will ENVY my former life if we do move. The positives about staying here seem to outweigh the positives of moving in one way. In another way, the positives here are as big as the sky and the trees, while the other conveniences if we moved don't seem quite so big. It's a dilemma. Still, I am thinking that our younger kids need more activities and out of home things than my older set did (the younger ones are spaced more widely, are more extroverted, and Aidan has special needs). <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the comments.<BR/><BR/>Chari has a great situation -- spectacular rural setting but still within easy reach of various things. Kind of the best of both worlds, I think.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-83667519376273619712009-03-27T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-27T14:18:00.000-07:00So, looking for all the pros of moving away? :)So, looking for all the pros of moving away? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-4176588619954341912009-03-27T06:26:00.000-07:002009-03-27T06:26:00.000-07:00That's an interesting perspective, as you pretty m...That's an interesting perspective, as you pretty much lead our life flipped, except for the violin teacher. (We love ours, too!) <BR/><BR/>I definitely agree with what Faith says about the temptation to lead a hectic life, and of course, the expense. <BR/><BR/>Just wondering, how many days a week do you usually make one of those drives (particularly the 110 mi one), and how long does it take? Is it a full two hours of driving? (I'm figuring on and averaging typical highway speeds plus some town driving.)<BR/><BR/>I am currently taking my daughter twice a week to a physical therapist for performers. It's near Times Square. It's only a few miles away as the crow flies, but we go by subway. The appointment is thirty minutes, but somehow the round trip, excluding anything else we do while we're down there, is two hours. Still, I'm glad to have the excellent care.<BR/><BR/>I always do wonder how others live, so thanks for this window onto your daily life. I have to admit that I picture you living like a slightly more suburbanized (and Catholic, which makes a big difference!) version of the Colfax family ;-).Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-30582614691268554662009-03-27T05:32:00.000-07:002009-03-27T05:32:00.000-07:00That does sound rough! I, on the other hand, am i...That does sound rough! I, on the other hand, am in a very populated area where traffic is a real problem and every green space is being cut down and made into pretentious, ugly housing developments. But it takes me 10 minutes to get to the grocery store, dentist, therapists, church (when I'm not fighting traffic!). I think though it must make you very efficent when it comes to meal planning and being self-sufficient. Here it is so easy to blow money on conveniences when those conveniences are everywhere. Also, one is tempted to lead a very hectic life-style because there are TOO many choices, everywhere, all the time. It is also very expensive to just live here.<BR/><BR/>So it is definitely a trade-off. Being in such a beautiful area where you have more control over the pace of your life and what comes into your house sounds wonderful and I have to kind of stamp down a certain envy!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.com