[kandj]

Thanks for the input Chuck... we are heading to Leesburg. Don't have the location handy. Too late for the Queen Aerobed as the POD left last Monday.

He is going to have to settle for what we find in Leesburg

[redwitch]

Don't forget to check out Sam's Club -- they have some pretty decent matresses. Only problem is they don't deliver, but you can rent a truck from Home Depot for an hour for about $20.00.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by kandj

Items in my checked luggage...

Microwave coffee maker - check
coffee (for morning) - check
scissors for wire ties - check
tools to put stuff together - check
corkscrew for wine - check

clothes - oops forgot to leave room for them! Maybe in my carry-on...

How silly of me, my carry-on will be filled it my travelling essential items
-socks to knit in progress
-shawl to knit in progress
-emergency yarn, knitting needles and patterns in case we stranded at an
airport for an extended time
-blackberry for calls
-ipod for listening to books

Looks like I will have to shop for clothes when I get there!

I bet once I explain all this to Jim he will find some room in his MUCH BIGGER suitcase to carry some items!

YOU sound like so much fun!!

I will search you out for a hug as soon as we return.

We were leaving to come home the day after Christmas and then I found out my persistent headache was an abcessed tooth. WE have to hang around this snow for two more weeks for another damned ROOT CANAL!! Even Sweetie is frowning.

YES I brush and floss.

As soon as we arrive Russ, and Kandj we have whatever you need to borrow.

[F16 1UB]

Knitting needles in carry on?

[ronlex@charter.net]

Heading down from CT to our new home in TV in Pennecamp next Monday, cannot wait and wouldn't you know they are predicting snow for next Monday! Need to be there by Wed. as we have furniture, direct TV, golf cart all being delivered on Thurs. It will be crazy for a few days settling in. Have only spent a few days prior to this back in July for our walk through and to unpack a few things. Hated to leave, even with the heat. We can only be snowbirds for a few more years but hope to go back and forth a bit more. Hurry up Christmas, we need to be on our way!

Ron & Lexie
Storrs, CT (home of the AMAZING Lady Huskies -- 89 consecutive wins!)

[babynurse]

You can take knitting needles in your carry-on. I always have at least one project with me when I fly. Did you know there is a yarn store very near to the Villages, called A Good Yarn? I found it advertised online, and can't wait to visit. We will be arriving 12/26.....

[kandj]

We got back to NH on Tuesday, I can't wait to get back to TV. We had so much to get done that we barely got to do the fun stuff we wanted to do. I know that as soon as we are down there full-time we can have all the fun we want. We did get to meet Redwitch, that was fun.

The yarn shop trip will have to wait until Jim is off and about. I started my "yarn IRA" a few years ago in anticipation of not being able to run out and buy the cashmeres and other fine yarns when we retire. Jim knows I have a lot of yarn, but not exactly how much! I stopped recording my stash into Ravelry when I hit three pages worth. It is mostly sock yarn (and we knitters know that sock yarn doesn't count as stash!) but I have lots of other stuff too.

[maryjd1950]

well as a fellow Mass and NH prior resident (wakefield and Salem NH) welcome....we have been here for 9 months and love it.....laughing at your packing story,,,,pretty much the same slept on mattress on floor first nite,,,,coffeepot available etc....we went north for Xmas,,,,nice blizzard...good to be back....good luck and enjoy

[redwitch]

Glad you made it home safely and even more glad that I had a chance to meet you two. Hope you're not freezing too much up there. It's cool here (probably warm by your standards but the blood gets thin quickly down here). So, hurry back!

[Pookirgirl]

We slept on a blowup bed for a month after we sold our house and got rid of our furnishings! It wasn't bad until it sprung a leak... Made our new mattress feel like a heavenly cloud!