Oh wow how time has gone by. January is more that half over and I’m three days into my 49^th year, my year of change. This is the year I move to the mountains. My youngest son will graduate from high school and I will be free. I love my boys but I'm ready for a change.

I have been working hard to get my house ready to sell. I did not think there was that much to do just paining and minor repairs but prepping for painting and fixing minor repairs takes a lot of time. I have also come to the conclusion that whether I like to admit it or not I am a pack rat. I have taken at least four loads of stuff to our local charity thrift shops and I have more to go.

The house is looking nice, inside the painting and minor repairs are almost done and the new carpet will be put down in about 3 weeks. I worked in the yard this past few days while the painter did his thing inside, you know for "curb appeal"; good thing I did because it looks like the weather is not going to be favorable for yard work this next week. We have been getting some good rains as of late; tonight we may even get a touch of snow….. well “they” say we have a chance of snow I don’t think its going to happen if it does I’ll post photos.

I found this web site The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard on Fragments From Floyd it is a very interesting story it take about 20 minutes of your time but I feel it is worth it.