The Pam and Jerry Fields' Blog Page

Getting Close

I am in Iowa for a few days. We close on the sale of our De Beque home on February 26, if all goes well.

I retired on February 14. Saturday I loaded up the truck with a few boxes of stuff and hooked up our aluminum open trailer, which had a few items in it that would not get hurt if they got wet, and headed out on Sunday. This trip was necessary to move the trailer, which I had for sale but did not get any buyers.

The last trip will be a joint effort between me and brother-in-law Craig. We will head for Colorado, pick up a U-Haul trailer, and load the last of my stuff, including my Kawasaki motorcycle. Loading should be completed on the 25th. The closing will be on the morning of the 26th, then Craig and I will be on the road; Craig will drive our Honda and I will drive the truck and trailer. We should be back in Iowa on the 27th or 28, depending on weather conditions.

That’s a lot to take in…retirement, closing, a move, and final move in less than two weeks. I will be glad to settle down for a few days once I get to Elma for good! It has been an ever-eventful five months.

The trip that brought me here, with the aluminum trailer, was, well, interesting. I ran through freezing drizzle that built ice up to over an inch on the front license plate and other parts of the truck. Then it began to snow. Elma received between 4 and 5 inches out of the storm, which meant one of my first chores was to shovel snow.

After the essentials were cleared I dug out my parts and pieces and put the snow blade on the John Deere garden tractor. Suitcase weights, tire chains, and blade were put to good use after the City plowed a batch of snow in front of our garage doors. The blade made quick work of cleaning up that mess.

Tonight…Cold. -14 is the forecast, then warming up with highs above freezing through the weekend. Welcome to Iowa.

A few more photos will be posted once I unpack the rest of my computer gear and retrieve my storage drives.

2 Comments

  1. DEB

    Welcome home to Iowa!!!

  2. Gerald Fields

    Deb:
    Thanks for the note. Yes, by the end of the month I should be an Iowan. One more trip (each trip is around 2,400 miles) will do it. I will be glad when everything is again in one place!

    Jer

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