Here it is the day before Christmas and the day following the super high winds and rain we received from Winter Storm Elliott. What snow we had from another storm last week is pretty much gone now.
The wind yesterday was pretty bad and we did have about 1/3 of our back fence come down. I’ll try to clean up from that this afternoon while the temp is all the way up to the teens! Oh well, at least the wind has died down. I think the fence rebuild will take place next year after the ground thaws, and we return!
Peggy and I have enjoyed our family get-togethers on Thanksgiving and Pre-Christmas last Saturday. It’s always a great time seeing everybody this time of year.
However, if it’s Christmastime … then it’s time for us snowbirds to start start thinking about heading south and west for some warmer weather (past time for some of us species). As I sit here today the planned escape date of February 1st is only 36 and a-wake-up days away! It won’t be long until we are pointing Winne The Two (WTT) into the wind and heading south!
But that means all those preparatory items on the Get Ready To Roll list have to get accomplished!! Finish the medical appointments, arrange for mail forwarding, get WTT checked out and provisioned, get the house ready for Winter Layup, and many more! And do all those things in the midst of Maine’s coldest and wintery-est month of the year! O Boy! I can’t wait.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves … first we get to celebrate the birth of our Redeemer, take down the Christmas tree, and watch the ball drop on New Years Day!
Some kids can’t wait for Santa to bring them toys and such on Christmas Day … other of us elder-kids look forward to other things!
