17 January 2024

Here down South we’re through the worst of it, this morning the temperature bottomed out at 6 degrees F. Some light searching last night showed the lowest temperature on record for our location was 9 degrees in 1889 and since our current house was built in 1969 this is likely the coldest it’s ever experienced. Thankfully nothing froze and I don’t see any new downed trees, the abandoned car across the street is still there. I’m definitely feeling a little stir crazy now, even without leaving the house I usually take a long walk around the property, but I’ve hardly stepped outside the last couple of days. Tomorrow should feel comfortable and in a couple days it’ll feel like Summer, I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a 60 degree day before the end of the month. Today was scheduled to be the closing date on the new house, we’re still waiting on some paperwork from my wife’s new job so it’s been pushed back a week. I’m happy about the postponement since it gives me more time to pack. Everything with any value is ready to go, where the pain of moving strikes is with the little things, there’s cracks and crevices filled with junk, I mean our stuff. After we move there will be a fun sort of adventure where we’ll unpack the essentials and everything else will remain hidden for sometime. We’ll forget what’s in the boxes and then it can be like Christmas where we only get stuff we like. Organizing space is the main challenge, balancing that with having access to our stuff and the limited energy to do everything. My hope is to at least be settled before the grass starts growing.