Memories

It was interesting what popped into my head today as I was scraping ice off the driveway and sidewalks. Yesterday I was shoveling snow and these two actions are what prompted my thoughts.  It was Martin Luther King Day yesterday and when I was employed I had the day off and so did the kids.  Prior to living in the Midwest we lived in northern California.  On MLK day we would all pile into our van and start driving up towards Lake Tahoe stopping when we reached snow.  This was our SNOW DAY.  We were all bundled up in snow boots, hats, gloves, etc..  We had our sleds and stuff and had a merry old time sliding down a hill by the side of the road.  That was it, one day out of the year, go play in the snow!

Now I just want it to go away.  With the anticipation of moving out of the house and to start traveling, to warmer climates, it becomes a real chore to deal with the snow and ice.  I don’t foresee us going out of our way to have a SNOW DAY in the future, but who knows maybe we will miss it.

We made it through the home inspection with some minor issues that we gave a concession on to go away.  Presently the radon test is ongoing and we fully expect to fail that and have to install a remediation system.  About half of the homes in the area fail and most with partial basements (crawl spaces) fail.  After that it should be clear sailing to move out day.  Our closing date is March 3rd but most likely we will leave the week before as the house should be empty of everything.  At the moment, depending on the weather, we will most likely head on down to Memphis to spend a few days on the Mississippi river.  We found a campground last year we loved and would like to go back.  From there we will head onto Houston.  If there is snow or ice in either of these two cities when we are there I will SCREAM!