Getting Ready for the US

I have been busy for 2 days getting ready to travel to the US.

Colorado had a snow storm last night and today. It's cold!

I forgot how to pack for this cold weather. I started to fold Tee shirts then realized I wouldn't be wearing them. I had to get my jacket, gloves and hat out. Brrr!

I hate the winter. That was one of reasons I wanted to move to a warmer place. I used to say, "I won't die in the winter, only the summer...who wants to die in the cold."

I had a realization. A bad climate can make you miserable, but a good climate won't make you happy. Damn! I was counting on that. I suffer from the illusion that warm weather will make me happy and it just ain't so. It doesn't make me miserable but it doesn't make me happy either.

Yesterday I did 3 loads of laundry, folded and put away. Today, I cleaned the house including mopping the floors.

Mopping tile floors takes some skill. I watched the maid at our rental house. She taught me that you have to ring the mop out with your hands. The mop press on the bucket leaves the mop to wet and the floors never dry.

Well, that was probably more than you wanted to know about mops.

All in all, working around the house felt good.

I have been bored lately. I need something to do that is a contribution or makes a difference. All this self centered, pleasing myself stuff gets old. I hope I can find something when we get back in December.

It's been a busy 2 days with all the preparations. Plus, I got to watch the Broncos for the first time this season on a friends TV and there was a big party tonight for a couple celebrating 5 years in Boquete.

A lot of activity but there is still something missing down here. I need more than entertainment to be satisfied. I need to feel useful.

We'll see.

Last day in Boquete tomorrow, then off to Panama City early Tuesday morning. On to Colorado on Wednesday.

I am looking forward to seeing friends and family. It's been almost a year.