I spent 6 days in eastern Iowa (Dubuque) this Christmas visiting my dad. I spent my first 18 years in Dubuque before moving to Chicagoland. There was about 16 inches of snow on the ground in Dubuque, and while I enjoyed spending time with my dad and my sisters and their families, I was glad to get away from snowville! Now that the pre-Christmas snow has melted in Chicago, it looks strange to see no snow on the ground on Jan. 1. I've spent 50 winters in the midwest, and I'm pretty sure I could get used to snow-free winters in TV.
Last week while in Iowa, and I was using my laptop to look at houses for sale in TV, my 8year old niece asked what I was looking at on the internet. I told her I was looking at houses for sale in a part of Florida that I am thinking of moving to in about 10 years. Her reply was "Well you can only buy a house in Florida in 10 years if you live that long." I guess when you are 8, anyone over the age of 30 is ancient.
