Karen - sounds like you are going to have a good winter where you are at. You sound like you are a really open type person. I would have trouble making friends like that. I tend to stay by myself too much and then wonder why I don't have friends. Oh well, I am trying to change.
Trudy - Good luck with the possible job change. I think it takes a brave person to try something different. I have worked in basically the same job (or profession) for going on 43 years now. Don't get me wrong, I really like what I do, but I always really wanted to work in the medical field. But once I started working in agriculture it was hard to leave the money and safety of the job.
Today after work I am going to help my sister at her new house. The movers come with the first load of furniture at 3:00 today and I have been assigned organizing the kitchen. Then on Saturday the last load arrives and we will be working the rest of the day getting things put away. That will still leave all the furniture, boxes and art that are stored all over my house to get moved. It will happen but not right away. On Sunday us four girls (funny, we still call ourselves girls, it sounds like we are teenagers) are going to Mom and Dads house to hopefully get it finished cleaned out for the closing on the 30th. I have a feeling a lot of it will just go into storage at my shed and we will deal with it later. Or some one will find it when I die and they will have to worry about it! Have a good day and weekend.