Long winters take a toll on us both physically and mentally. How can we forget Jack Nicholson in Stephen King's The Shining!!!! Now I know we are not going to that extreme but I am sure after this years winter season, a few of us will admit to unkind thoughts and frayed nerves thinking about spending another hour, day or week cooped up with "the family".  But there is something to be said about being left to our thoughts while examining our surroundings. This year marks the tenth year in our home and it seems that in our past 30 plus years of marriage and three homes later, life always seems to evolve somewhere around that tenth or eleventh year. We will soon become a two person household as our children leave us to mark new milestones in their own lives. A decision of whether or not to stay in our rather oversized domain for just two, remains a question that will be have to be debated. So where does any wandering mind take us to, staring at the walls that kept us safe from frigid biting winds and mind boggling snow amounts these past few months? Well, first it was some place warm and tropical. Then fear, plus reality, set in and it was time to assess the present surroundings. I will sum it up in just one word. STUFF!!!! Too much of it to be exact. Holy crap, was I actually thinking about having to move all of this.