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Dh, dd, ddoggy, and I will most likely be relocating to the area in 1-2 months. Economy here in MI is cr*p. We got up a creek when I got pg 2 yrs ago w/a new mortgage, me SAHMing, medical bills from dd birth, and subsequent downturn of economy. I figured that if we have to move, it might as well be to a place that suits us. From my research, the area sounds great (except for the cold-I don't mind the snow, but I don't like cold). (No we haven't been there! Dh wil probably just go find a job, and a rental, & come back here to move us.) So seriously, I need help as we'll be moving pretty blindly. We honestly are down to just enough $ to get into a new place, so we can't really finaggle too much. Dh isn't a "professional" so to speak, he really just kind of needs a "work for a living" type job. He really wants to be in sales (home improvement) but also has many years experience driving garbage trucks. Where exactly we go will be determined by job somewhat, I guess, but he may take any decent paying laboring job to get started out there and then look for a sales job. So I need help with:
Food co-op
Raw milk, grassfed beef, pastured poultry, & pork
Seriously, what do we need for winter, I have regular cotton long johns, do I need a few wool pieces or capilene or what?
Ped
Ped dentist
Applying for state/medicaid healthcare for dd
Which areas will we be able to find a rental for well under $1000 or around $1000 w/utilities (that we can have a dog, specifically a pitbull)
Do I need to like winterize our cars or anything
Good newspaper we can subscribe to now to check classifieds
Anything else you can think of
I did read the recruiting neighbors thread, but I think those areas may be out of our price range?
Any help would be great. I am totally overwhelmed with the prospect of moving 10 hrs away with a 1 yr old and preparing/researching/packing w/dh working 6 days a week. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Food co-op
Raw milk, grassfed beef, pastured poultry, & pork
Seriously, what do we need for winter, I have regular cotton long johns, do I need a few wool pieces or capilene or what?
Ped
Ped dentist
Applying for state/medicaid healthcare for dd
Which areas will we be able to find a rental for well under $1000 or around $1000 w/utilities (that we can have a dog, specifically a pitbull)
Do I need to like winterize our cars or anything

Good newspaper we can subscribe to now to check classifieds
Anything else you can think of
I did read the recruiting neighbors thread, but I think those areas may be out of our price range?
Any help would be great. I am totally overwhelmed with the prospect of moving 10 hrs away with a 1 yr old and preparing/researching/packing w/dh working 6 days a week. Thank you, thank you, thank you.