tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post116972269242874021..comments2007-02-17T09:35:57.232-05:00karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483505184799130550noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1170663869680582212007-02-05T03:24:00.000-05:002007-02-05T03:24:00.000-05:002007-02-05T03:24:00.000-05:00

I know people move away from their families everyday, but I'm not sure I could do it. We moved to Canada from England when I was three and it is my mother's biggest regret ever. So much so that now that my brother and I are grown and on out own she hopes to move back. I think New York would be exciting though. And close enough to home for holidays. As much as I love England I don't think I could

Emma in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058142553612290594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1170384867800934892007-02-01T21:54:00.000-05:002007-02-01T21:54:00.000-05:002007-02-01T21:54:00.000-05:00

Connecticut is a really nice place to raise kids. Fairfield County is expensive but if you go to upper part of it, it's not too bad. Close to NYC. Schools are good depending on what town/city you are in. And we haven't had any snow yet this winter!Good luck and it's a good thing you are so open to the possibilities the world has to offer!Jane

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1170286045771911432007-01-31T18:27:00.000-05:002007-01-31T18:27:00.000-05:002007-01-31T18:27:00.000-05:00

I think you made the right decision about Manhattan...too quick, too soon, and IMO too damn expensive, even if the salary is through the roof, the housing is outrageous and even very expensive if Mark chose to commute...an hour or more. For the first 30-some years of my life, I lived across the lake from you near Rochester, NY. Economy blows there, as does the winter weather, but housing is very

Kristinhttp://havetocharge.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1170048200863102752007-01-29T00:23:00.000-05:002007-01-29T00:23:00.000-05:002007-01-29T00:23:00.000-05:00

Don't listen to her...Julia is freakin' HOT in her bathing suit, and you would be priveleged to be her neighbor! Of course, she comes over a lot, and there are a couple of houses for sale on my street....Oh, and at Wally World, milk is only $2 and some change right now...Julia doesn't know b/c she's weird...Speaking of weird, did I mention how she's also a vegetarian, and you would have a buddy?

Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05369978641581682398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1170022463159616562007-01-28T17:14:00.000-05:002007-01-28T17:14:00.000-05:002007-01-28T17:14:00.000-05:00

I, along with my husband, decided that we would move to California. This was before our son was born. (We were living in Toronto).When our son was 7 weeks of age, we moved from the big city to a farm on the outskirts of a small village, and about 1 hour from San Francisco. It is terrible. It was a horrible time to move. Living in the country (which I have never done before) is awful. I don't know

Jeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169996996875700602007-01-28T10:09:00.000-05:002007-01-28T10:09:00.000-05:002007-01-28T10:09:00.000-05:00

We are in NC near Weilmington at the beach. Its a pretty nice place to live (I grew up around this area also). Its hot during the summer and the winters are pretty mild. We only see snow mabey one time a year somtimes we dont see any some years. The beach is wonderfull, my kids love it. Not sure about the cow milk prices. We drink rice and soy milk and the prices are not bad. I think milk

Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12736269711672542301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169951106540857052007-01-27T21:25:00.000-05:002007-01-27T21:25:00.000-05:002007-01-27T21:25:00.000-05:00

Sorry I'm late to the party, but I've lived in a few spots in the US, but not outside the country. I can tell you that people are materialistic in Los Angeles, honest and bitchy in New York City, earthy and suspicious in Vermont, in your face in New Jersey, and it's all about college football here in Columbus, Ohio. We're currently considering an offer to move to Chicago, but we think we might

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080488909182074526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169947575747001602007-01-27T20:26:00.000-05:002007-01-27T20:26:00.000-05:002007-01-27T20:26:00.000-05:00

I live in Sydney, Australia. We never have to shovel snow. However it can get pretty darn hot in the summers. I love it here, although being so far removed from the rest of the world can mean things cost more - less population so less consumers I suppose. I believe housing prices are pretty high but if you were considering New York you'd be fine with here! Sydney has gorgeous beaches and a

theotherbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12592106243268321644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169942589766333492007-01-27T19:03:00.000-05:002007-01-27T19:03:00.000-05:002007-01-27T19:03:00.000-05:00

Well, surprised no one else has commented about life in Calgary. We moved here from Houston, Texassssss nearly 3 years back. Luckily for us, the housing boom happened about 8 months after we bought a home. Calgary is a good place. It's just 1 million people, a 4 litre jug of milk costs about $4.50, jobs are everywhere. Finding a place to live? next to impossible. Finding somewhere inner-city that

Mama Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06990358486104157847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169930658288065412007-01-27T15:44:00.000-05:002007-01-27T15:44:00.000-05:002007-01-27T15:44:00.000-05:00

hehe i was gunna comment with exactly what my sister said... (jillian)so long as its not detroit, u should be okay... or saginawgo michigan

Cheekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00099765194439782982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169861730653823022007-01-26T20:35:00.000-05:002007-01-26T20:35:00.000-05:002007-01-26T20:35:00.000-05:00

Maybe try Michigan? We are used to 'eh' since we are so close to Canada to begin with. Hell, most ppl that live in the Upper Peninsula are Canadian by association... v v close to Canada. They also say 'eh'.

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05863914033819361095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169853346843478152007-01-26T18:15:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:15:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:15:00.000-05:00

Anywhere north of Toronto is lovelyMcgrandma

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169843124976983422007-01-26T15:25:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:25:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:25:00.000-05:00

KARLA I know you are totally considering looking into the Philadelphia market. I love it here but I have never lived anywhere else, but we are a couple hours from New York City, a couple hours from DC, and the shores, etc. And of course I would totally babysit for you whenever you wanted!

TBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706763719847053772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169839195059632532007-01-26T14:19:00.000-05:002007-01-26T14:19:00.000-05:002007-01-26T14:19:00.000-05:00

Hi, Karla!I just wanted to put in another good word for Oregon. I live in Beaverton, a suburb of Portland, and I love it here. The weather is mild and the job market is good. Lots of good shopping, plus no sales tax.

Amyhttp://www.babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site/home?ID=135403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169823882219274352007-01-26T10:04:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:04:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:04:00.000-05:00

Christi has done an accurate assessment of Summerville. You'll get most of your big jobs in Charleston, which is close by. I think Charleston is a great place to live. If you look at any kind of survey of best states, South Carolina is always way down there with Mississippi, but major sections of Charleston are pockets of goodness. There is a high percentage of non-natives around here

Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497493113926488342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169823772619804762007-01-26T10:02:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:02:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:02:00.000-05:00

Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts and enlightening me with so many options for a potential new homestead.

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483505184799130550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169817564134215342007-01-26T08:19:00.000-05:002007-01-26T08:19:00.000-05:002007-01-26T08:19:00.000-05:00

Cleveland, Ohio sucks. No job opportunities, we want to move, but it is family holding us here, I do like the diversityt hough. I don't know if the kids could bear to be away from gumma and papa. A tough decision, but I am sure when the perfect opportunity arises you will know!Nate is way too cute!!

Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169807637235223782007-01-26T05:33:00.000-05:002007-01-26T05:33:00.000-05:002007-01-26T05:33:00.000-05:00

We also moved way away after a loss. We moved again with a newborn baby because of a job it was SO hard to be away from our family with a new baby. We moved from Texas to Pennsylvania. I have now promised never to be farther away than a one day car trip home.

kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11596442740430042097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169788325614535072007-01-26T00:12:00.000-05:002007-01-26T00:12:00.000-05:002007-01-26T00:12:00.000-05:00

I have NEVER shoveled snow, and when it does snow here, everything shuts down! Milk is super-cheap. The job market is great, and strangers walk up to me on the streets asking if I know of anyone who can do all the fancy computer stuff Mark can do. I think Summerville is a fantastic place to raise a family, thus the reason I came back home and am now raising mine here! We will laugh at you if

Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05369978641581682398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169787094408379092007-01-25T23:51:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:51:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:51:00.000-05:00

I'm in Denver Colorado and it snows. Not a lot, but as of recently - it has. The nice thing about our snow, is that most of the time it melts within a day. That was one of the selling points that was bribed to me when I was told we were moving to a snow climate (give me 365 sun / 70 degree and above all the time). We have had plenty of times to pack our bags and leave here - this was supposed to

susanhttp://fizzysodapop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169784051782298722007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:00

My husband was fired when I was newly pregnant. We didn't move, but we started a new business and reonovated our very, very old house.I think that if you are determined to make a change, you can do it whenever. It's never too soon, but too late can sneak up on you.I am sure another opportunity will come along so long as you keep yourselves open to it. I am in upstate New York by way of central

AmandaDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06785403140233495009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169780033617619112007-01-25T22:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T22:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T22:00:00.000-05:00

I live in Florida, which is nice and sunny, and you never have to shovel snow. In fact, I have never seen snow. I don't believe I have seen many people not in some type of pants, be it shorts, bikini bottoms, etc. hee hee.No state taxes either, because we are a tourist state. There is plenty to do here, too. Beaches, Disney, Universal studios, the space program (I have seent he shuttle

Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611009058890162238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169779974380258232007-01-25T21:59:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:59:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:59:00.000-05:00

I live in Florida, which is nice and sunny, and you never have to shovel snow. In fact, I have never seen snow. I don't believe I have seen many people not in some type of pants, be it shorts, bikini bottoms, etc. hee hee.No state taxes either, because we are a tourist state. There is plenty to do here, too. Beaches, Disney, Universal studios, the space program (I have seent he shuttle

Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611009058890162238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169780104878451222007-01-25T21:55:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:55:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:55:00.000-05:00

Down Under, I think "waahhh" sounds something like this, "You call THAT a 'waahhh'? Now, THIS is a 'waaahhhhh!"I live in northern San Diego county, CA, where the gas and the milk and pretty much everything else is expensive. But if you moved out here I would totally buy you guys a zoo pass as a housewarming present and babysit the Scrumptious One.P.S. "totally" = "eh"

DebbieShttp://www.acharmedlife.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12843084.post-1169779866248731052007-01-25T21:51:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:51:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:51:00.000-05:00

Hi KarlaWe moved from Lindsay, Ontario to Inuvik, Nortwest Territories. We have no children yet but I wouldn't want to raise a child here. Since you asked about milk, I will tell you. Milk goes up to $8.99 twice a year for about a month at a time - for 2 litres of the white stuff! This time of year, we pay about $4.25-$4.99 for 2 litres. As far as pants goes, I would recommend longjohns,

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