Exactly. Sheila was over 60yrs old. And there were only two people living in the Linden house. Most people at this age start looking to downsize because it's just a lot of work to take care of a large home. Especially one as large as the one Sheila had. And let's face it, everything she had at that point, including the house, came from her husband's estate. We have no idea whether Sheila herself had any property or savings of her own going into the marriage but it doesn't appear that way considering they had to re-mortgage the Linden house after JM took ill. So my point is, the house might not have meant all that much to SWM other than what she could get for it when she decided it was time to downsize and get out from under a heavy debt load because of that house. She personally paid nothing for it. So anything she got for it was a windfall to her. She was done with that house, done with living in the suburbs because her child was grown and out of school, so she wanted something downtown, close to her love of the arts. A nice condo with a gorgeous view of the lake and no upkeep sounds like just the ticket. Would have done the same thing if I was in her position.
Like I posted earlier, at the point in her life right before she died, she probably had a net worth of about a million dollars. Plenty to carry her into her old age. And using points for travel shows she knew how to save a buck. She was comfortable socially and money wise, but still had the problem of her relationship with her daughter. Which she tried to work on and which ultimately led to her untimely death. So sad.
MOO
and if a horn starts growing out of it I'll be :hills:
