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Here are the top stories for the week of Oct. 26, 2020, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• Tricare Young Adult Cost Increases
• Army Chief Gen. James McConville Prioritizing Work Life Balance
• National Museum of U.S. Army Opening
• This Week in History
In 2024, Vermont will recognize the 300th anniversary of the first continuous European settlement that was built in what would eventually become Vermont.*
During those 300 intervening years, many houses have been built with generations living and dying— sometimes dying within those actual houses. It is quite uncommon in Vermont for your home to only have two digits in its age. Saying your home is 100 years old makes your home the youngster on the block. When my wife and I bought our first home, long before deciding on a military life, we chose a two-story 125-year-old duplex. It was located in a small village, and many years previously had been a restaurant as well as an apothecary, among other things.
Oh, the history this home could tell if it could talk.
Happy autumn, AWN! Whether you spent the summer navigating the uncharted waters of a pandemic PCS or spent it having socially-distanced BBQs, we have finally crossed the threshold into autumn. Now is the time for cooler weather, pumpkin patches, and cozy chats around warm fires.
But as the ever-pragmatic Ned Stark used to say, “winter is coming.”
Under normal circumstances, winter brings to mind the joys of the holiday season and spending lots of time indoors living our best hygge lives. Unfortunately, 2020 has been anything but normal.
It’s probably happened to all of us.
There we were, minding our own business. We walk past a room, a piece of furniture or some other seemingly normal object in our home then it hits us in the face like a freight train: “What is that awful smell?!”
For me, in a house full of kids, dogs, and a husband with his endless mound of military gear, this happens more often than I’d like to admit. Oh, and don’t get me started on the trash can…
Six years ago, when my oldest was only a wee Kindergartener, I decided to put her in Girl Scouts so she could get some social interaction with kids her own age. The Daisy troop already had a leader but needed a co-leader, so I signed up to help and was promptly indoctrinated into the world of squealing, excited-little-girl wrangling.
Trying to handle 10+ girls and lead them through badges and journeys took all of the strength that we had, but it forever cemented my love for the Girl Scouts!
For just about any home seller, the idea of their property selling too quickly is a problem they hope to have. But, for military sellers, a fast home sale could bring an extra layer of stress to an already taxing PCS.
The U.S. housing market continues to lean favorably toward home sellers, which means that if your home is priced well, there’s a good chance you’ll have multiple offers and likely a contract on the house in a short timeframe.
This is excellent news!
Unless your service member’s orders change and you’re no longer leaving the area.
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