to escape her wacky family! :D

Actually, she’s always wanted out of the Midwest, and when a friend who moved there working in real estate appraisal said he’d have a job for her husband, they moved. Before my s-i-l got his license, that fell through. But they’ve been there about 2 1/2 years and are settling in – looking at buying a house and keep trying to get us to follow them.

So are you originally from Grass Valley? _{this place wasn’t formed in the psychadelic 60’s, was it? Not all that far from Berkeley … :)}

was a terrible option – up north where we were it was about 35, windy and rainy, whereas here in the midwest states it was 60 and sunny.

Belize – ah… how I’d love to be there, right now. Almost went there in 2001, but foolishly chose Jamaica instead.

Right now it’s about 10 F (about -15 or -20 C) here, with a wicked wind. Bleah.