Heya Pat!!
Woot! Sounds like you're pulling some things together, including contact about a job!! You rock girl!!
Actually, I've been giving serious thought to paring my possessions down to the bare minimum and moving a bit closer to my Mother. (I'm only about 45 minutes away now but being like 10-15 minutes away would be helpful as she is my only support when I am ill.) She loves to cook and says often "If you just lived close enough so you could stop by for dinner after work."
And I hate my current job, so don't mind at all looking for something different.
I said all that to say that I'll be rooting for your move and perhaps I can be strong enough soon to do something similar!!!