Confessions of a Grandma

 We took care of everything we could at our new house in Florida and decided to head back to Vermont where I plan to sell my condo. There are a couple of projects to take care of and then there is the sorting through all our combined stuff and deciding what to get rid of and what to take to Florida. I am distressed at the amount of craft paraphernalia I have collected. Don makes fun of me -- the man who has not one, not two, but THREE 20'x40' storage units packed full. Furniture (now we have three households of it), tools and toys (big boy toys). Don did a lot around the place in FL that we sold and he did a lot of handyman jobs for neighbors after the hurricane damage, but he was constantly complaining about having the tools he needed and other materials, all in storage up north. It's a beautiful time of year in Vermont -- so lush green (it is the Green Mountain State for a reason). My lilacs are fading, but the iris are about to bloom. It's cool and Levi is finding he

Our puppy has grown fast, but he still has a puppy attitude. He likes to play fetch with his balls. He likes his chew toys. He LOVES playing tug-of-war. My arms are getting muscular from the tugging because he is pretty strong. Most of all he loves to run. If it's in the rain, even better! Zoomies are a nightly thing. He does have his routines down and well timed. Sometimes he wears himself out and can't even stand over his water bowl.   Not that he's spoiled, but he does like to nap with a pillow. Don remarks everyday to me, "For someone who didn't want a dog, you are awful attached."

 

 It has been a while since I have had the time or the inclination to sit down and whip out a post.  Don and I were busy looking at houses. The manufactured home in a retirement community was nice but there was no garage and Don NEEDS a garage. So we started house hunting and hunting. We looked at houses until we were crossed eyed but managed to find a place we both liked. Then there was the packing and the cleaning and general hassle and stress of buying and selling. We only moved 3 miles but moving is moving! To say the people we bought from were not user friendly would be an understatement. It's probably telling that almost all the neighbors we have met so far have expressed relief that the couple has moved away and we had direct and clear advise to change the locks ASAP. So now it's cleaning again and unpacking. When that is all done we will head back to VT to sell my condo --basically start most of this project over again. My manufactured home sold very quickly and at a goo