Happy to get my first copy of the Denver Post this morning to read at breakfast.

It's the same the world over. I stopped at a McDonald's around 10:30 to get a drink and there was a table of senior citizens solving the world's problems before noon.

I also miss paper clips, specific pencils, the outdoor responders to my indoor/outdoor thermometers but I'll find them-eventually.

Finally bought license plates for Kathy's car. She also couldn't stomach having the typical Colorado white with Green background plates either. She opted for a different plate at a slight additional price. We both lived in Wyoming too long.
Things I miss but can't find
1. my office wastebasket
2. the keyboard for my desktop computer. Luckily I have a second one (keyboard that is)
3. a full sized refrig. I could find this if we had one.
4. silverware
5. my Redneck calendar-nuff said.
I'll miss more things tomorrow.

Three things I really didn't expect to see while going shopping for groceries yesterday.
1. A couple was standing on the side of the road outside their parked car and hugging very intently-sort of-she was looking over his shoulder and was checking her e-mail for text messages or calls. On the way home they were still parked on the side of the road but just talking this time. I thought a four-lane highway is a strange place to stop just to strengthen a relationship, particularly outside. Oh, well.

2. When I was coming out the grocery store, one of the young lady baggers was returning an electric handicapped grocery cart to the store. While she was driving she was either reading or actually texting because she didn't see the car that almost ran into her as she crossed the parking lane next to the store. She never looked up.

3. Coming home to drop off the groceries, I pass the block of mail boxes in our area. The door of one box was wide open with what appeared to be a key for the mailbox as well as what appeared to be a set of car keys still in the lock. I think this may have been a hard thing to explain to one's spouse as to what did the person do with his/her keys. They were still there an hour later but when I came home later, they weren't there. I'll never know.

A person just can't make these things up.

Yesterday the movers were scheduled to deliver goods to our house in Littleton.

7:30 am the van is in Denver; there is a problem with the electrical system on the trailer (read lights) and the trailer is in the shop

8:45 the electrical problem is solved. Ten minutes later it shorts out again.

9:30 they're on their way

10:00 they pull onto the street but we live on a cul de sac and there are several cars on the street and they can't get lined up with our house as they can't turn around. Ten minutes later they get turned around but a neighbor could have some sod problems.

We begin the paperwork.
There are approximately 450 items to be delivered and I have a sheet that I have to check off each item as it goes in the house, garage, or yard. The last time I moved 32 years ago some of our friends helped and we just loaded up cars and pick-ups. The last out-of-state move was two van loads from Iowa to Denver.

I sit on a chair on the porch, sip lemonade and check off each item. This will go on for the next four and a half hours with 30 minutes for lunch and bathroom breaks when you can sneak them in.

Around three Keri, Aiden and Reid arrive in the Twinmobile (a Porsche of strollers for twins). It is a side-by-side stroller with great wheels and easy pushing. Remember, they just live on the next cul de sac and it is less than a five minute walk. The boys start to get fussy so Keri goes to get mail from from both our boxes (we are both in the same bank of mail boxes). On the way back A & R fall asleep so Keri puts them in the shade and we visit and check boxes at the same time. It a good thing as the boys will get acclimated to the noise, the smell of lawnmower fumes (a neighbor is mowing his lawn) and a chance just to get outside. They wake up about 30 minutes later so Keri takes them home.

4:45 we start on the final paperwork. Believe in miracles-everything arrived with only one item of damage of which we are aware. At 5:10 the van pulls out. The only thing they forgot was to put the basement door back on and that took me less than 5 minutes.

A little clean-up, a shower, and it's off to Keri's for supper. Helped try to settle the guys and did a bottle feeding before they went to bed. Went home, read the mail and headed to bed myself. The next few days I'll have to be careful about tripping over boxes.

I didn't realize I was moving into such a dangerous neighborhood. About half the calls I get at our new address are telemarketers trying to sell me a security system.

Today I became an official resident of Colorado. At 6:47 pm this evening, I crossed the border from Wyoming to Colorado and became a "greenie" (It has to do with the color of the license plates and fishing and hunting in Wyoming. I thought about something ceremonial like changing the garage door openers but the traffic was a little heavy for that.

The movers finished up yesterday afternoon. I spent part of the day helping clean and then headed to Littleton to meet the movers on Saturday.

We are going dark in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, o