Jim is moving to Moncton

For a long time now i have been talking about getting out of Red Deer, Ab. about three years ago after a work related injury I moved here from Edmonton, Ab. The intent was to do what i could for my kiddies who lived here in Red Deer, Ab.

Katy my oldest has moved, obtained her RN and gotten married. Jessica my middle child has started her own family and is on her way back to school. Dylan my youngest has recently told me he is ready to take care of himself again after recovering from his job loss last December. I have not achieved as much as I had hoped but did achieve what I had intended in my time here. I was able to help my kiddies through some tough times and/or to get to where they needed/wanted to be.

I can't remember when I found the article below
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In 2007 Moncton was ranked the 7th best city in Canada to live in by Canadian Business Magazine. PROOF:
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/bestplacestolive/list.jsp
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But it stuck with me and the dream began. I wasn't quite ready I still had things to do here in Alberta. I was still chasing after the elusive success that would enable me to have the things I thought I needed and that I wanted to do for my kids. It seems Pipe dreams are like soap bubbles they are pretty to look at but eventually they will always pop.

Then last June I went to my Daughters wedding in Emo, Ont. Everyone i met was open and friendly, and happy. I noticed even though some were from other parts of Canada (and the world) they were all happy to be amongst family and friends. They were even happy to meet me. I was overwhelmed by the fact that this had been missing from my life for a long time.

The scenery, and the welcome to Ontario sign seemed to call out the words my daughter had said over and over again to me.
"Dad we just want you to be happy, move to where you are going to be happy. "

So the dream of living with the happy people of the east coast began in earnest. I talked to a friend who moved to St John, NB and another one who had moved to Halifax, NS. I also realized that the majority of people I got along with were from the east coast. I'm sure all my friends and family got tired of hearing about my dream of moving to the coast. Most of all I realized I had been struggling in all the wrong directions to find some measure of happiness and a place to call Home.

To be cont... A place to call home