The Final Pack Up
Just a quick update to let you know what we’re up to today. It’s officially our last day in the apartment so packing is the only priority. We’ve filled the big suitcases and only have the little ones to go. Something tells me we’re going to run out of room. (This photo is courtesy of the Green Bay Press Gazette.)
As for the last few days? Yesterday, with the weather, was pretty crazy. For those that don’t live around here it started Tuesday afternoon. The temps dropped from 41F (5C) to -5F (-21C) in the space of a few hours and we experienced sunshine, rain, hail and snow one after the other. The news stations were going crazy with weather reports and the ice all over the roads was literally causing havoc with unsuspecting drivers spinning into roadside ditches.
Yesterday started at -14F (-26C) and warmed up to an even 0F (-18C) with wind chills up to -40F (-40C). Yes for some reason, when it gets that cold the fahrenheit and celsius temperatures meet? I have no idea why. Now i know this is Wisconsin but we find the variable temperatures amazing. 10 days ago I was at the Championship game freezing. Then it warmed up again then it snowed and now we’re freezing again. It’s incredible.
We took the boys down to the mall to excercise them a little and I noticed something very interesting. Surrounding the play area was a whole lot of coats that seemed to have been left there for no reason. There must have been at least 8 of them. Kelly explained to me that they were left there by people who use the mall to walk around for their daily excercise routine. Sure enough, as the boys played, we noticed people literally walking laps of the mall. Now that made me feel like we were living in the climate we are living in. The fact that nobody else seemed to venture out, leaving us almost alone in the mall was another tell tale sign that Mother Nature ruled the day.
There’s alot more i could talk about but for now, i’ll leave it there. I just wanted to let you know we were still around. With any luck our bags will magically pack themselves from here and our next few days will be a breeze.....yeah right!
By the way, Kelly and I would like to thank everybody for the great emails and comments we have received lately. Again, we are struggling to return them but we read every one of them and appreciate them all. We are so happy that you enjoy what you read and hear about our story. It makes taking time out to write like this, more than worthwhile.
Thank you again.
