Monday: 33 hours to go.......

Yep.......only 33 hours before departure time to head south to the tip of Texas, or at least very, very, very close to the tip......just up the Valley from there.

Today....a gorgeous day with the temps in the 50's.....we both spent all day loading TheHowserHouse, going through each room in our stick and brick to decide what we need...and what is not necessary to take with us. The biggest problem for decisions???????

WHICH clothes should we take: clothes for cool, windy springlike temps like we have in MO, or warm weather clothes such as shorts and T-shirts???? Last year, it seemed a bit chillier in January than the year before that, but seeing the pictures online from friends down there now, they are in shorts and short-sleeved shirts and sandals. So......it is just a roll of the dice.....soooo, I took a few sweat shirts, jeans, shorts, long sleeved shirts as well as the short ones.......and then......I also included COLD weather clothes for the quick trip to Washington DC in three weeks from today for the Inaugural. More clothes than I really wanted to carry, but........who the hell knows what the weather may bring.........right???

Then late this afternoon, we began tackling the de-decorating of the Christmas season here in the stick/brick. By 6pm we had everything in their proper boxes and large plastic storage containers...and in the morning I will carry them to their assigned shelves in the garage.

Tomorrow I also have to get some propane, diesel fuel for the truck, take the proper documentation for the forwarding of the mail to the Post Office, and then make a trip to the local Fed Ex "station" to try to get something done about the delivery of Jeremy's passport. Then......tomorrow afternoon I will check all the tire pressures on all 8 tires and give another once over to the RV to make certain everything is stored properly for the 1108 miles of highways.

The house must be cleaned, trash emptied, fridge cleaned out, and other necessary items.... I do not turn off my water as I have a friend who comes over once each week to flush the toilets, run the faucets, and water the plants. He has the keys and the combination to the BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM so the police won't come running when he enters the house.

I read a great column in the NY Times today....and I hope to provide for you the link to read it. If you have ever had trouble with getting problems resolved through a computer on the phone, then be sure and read this!!!! http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/the-return-of-the-old-grouch/?em

This evening we went out to visit with Dave and Sue.....and WOW, is he ever making great progress from his quadruple bypass 9 days ago!!!!! Looks great.....and seems to be feeling really good for all of that surgery. Sure glad to see him looking soooo great!!!

And so.....a very, very busy day today......and another busy one tomorrow. But........as always this day has proved to me that...........

LIFE IS REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!!.....And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!!