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Getting Ready

My company has headed back north and it will only be a week before I pack up and follow them there.

It is going to be quite difficult to have to drag out boots and a winter coat, but I am afraid that is how it is going to be.

I enjoyed having my sister and my brother-in-law stay with me for the past week.  We had a good time and they obviously really needed the break from a brutally cold winter.  I have plenty of room here and there were plenty of things to do.  The weather, except for their last day, was beautiful.



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  1. Linda MyersMarch 25, 2014 at 2:38 PM

    We are on our way home also. Left Tucson yesterday and will be in Sedona for six days before we start our four-day drive.

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  2. Granny AnnieMarch 25, 2014 at 5:11 PM

    When you head north also, how long will you be gone?

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    1. OlgaMarch 26, 2014 at 9:54 AM

      I have so many decisions to make...one at a time. The one about what to do with two houses will be deferred for some time.

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  3. UnknownMarch 25, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    LOVE your new sidebar profile. I don't know when you changed it as I am not always the most observant person -- but I love what you wrote.

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    1. OlgaMarch 26, 2014 at 9:55 AM

      Thanks, it is new on my blog. You are observant more than you think!

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  4. Linda ReederMarch 25, 2014 at 7:13 PM

    It doesn't sound like you should be hurrying home up north very soon. winter does not want to let go up there. Maybe you will bring spring with you!

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  5. MargaretMarch 25, 2014 at 10:46 PM

    It really does look lovely. I was in Pensacola once and drove by a beach near there. Very different from California.

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  6. SextantMarch 26, 2014 at 2:20 AM

    The low tonight in Burlington is forecast to be -1 F with wind chills to -10. Are you sure you want to come home next week?

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    1. OlgaMarch 26, 2014 at 9:57 AM

      If I don't go home, the librarian in Jericho will probably fly down here and kidnap me. I do believe she expects me to show up at the library on April 3.

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  7. Arkansas PattiMarch 26, 2014 at 6:34 AM

    My brother is in the Ft. Myers area and is dreading the April return to Ohio. Hope you both only get a slight dose of nasty when you get home.

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  8. TomMarch 26, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    Still cold now; but supposed to be in the 50s by next week. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

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    1. OlgaMarch 26, 2014 at 9:58 AM

      See, temps in the 50's no longer seem like a warming trend to me!

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  9. Jenn JilksMarch 26, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    I'm always happy to see the backside of company!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  10. SakuMarch 26, 2014 at 7:17 PM

    Spring is supposed to arrive next week, with temperatures staying above freezing (at least during the day). I can hardly wait.

    Safe travels!

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  11. Sally WesselyMarch 28, 2014 at 11:28 PM

    I talked to my friend in Vermont today via FaceTime. She showed me the snow outside her window. Wow. She has a lot! She'd gone skiing this morning (cross country) I guess you will have some adapting to do when you get back up north.

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