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2017 was one of the most chaotic in my memory. Huge changes took place. I'm still a wreck from it all.

New buyers committed to buying my Corp and I was going to retire in January. Almost immediately a perfect storm of fickle clients and incompetent vendors put the company in a revenue crisis. I had to stay on another 6 months to help them straighten things out. Finally took the training wheels off and closed the deal in August.

Three houses in our neighborhood changed hands and our sleepy little 'hood turned into a hellscape of barking dogs, lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws. We had put the final finishing touches on our house remodel in 2016, now we faced moving to a new place and starting again. A year ago I would never have believed I would be moving to a new home by Christmas. Our quiet retirement and doing what we want to do every day instead of doing what we have to do is put off for at least a year.
The 911 engine is still in pieces and will remain that way for another year.

Arthritis in my feet finally got so bad I scheduled surgery. Kept postponing it because of the the above. Left foot goes under the knife in February.

I feel like I aged 10 years in 2017.

Thanks to all you Pelicans whose advice and friendship have helped me keep what's left of my sanity.