Day 24 -- Vermonters-we-are

We are in New England! We left New York this morning and drove to Woodstock, to check out our house. Remakably, after a six month remodel from long distance, there was very little that we were unhappy with. We actually unloaded some of our stuff, so now we have belongings in our new home. Our furniture is arriving tomorrow, so then we will feel like homeowners. For now, we are in a motel in Hanover NH, home of Dartmouth University.

We did think about buying a new TV here, and could have discovered the joy of illegal no-tax shopping. Vermont residents are supposed to let the state know when they buy things from tax-free NH and as a new resident of Vermont, we always will. Just like everyone in Washington lets that state know when they buy things in sales-tax-free Oregon. [ed note: you may notice a few edits to this last paragraph; the way it was originally written implied you had indeed cheated your new home state. Which the editor is sure you didn't, and would never condone.]

After many tries, I finally reached Comcast, but they were very vague about when they could get there to set us up, so after today, until then, we will have no internet, although we can check our e-mail via iPhone. So, for now, this is my last entry. [ed note -- noooooooooooo! I'll have to work on my own blog now!]

We have traveled almost 5000 miles, and seen some amazing things in this wonderful country. We are both so grateful to have had this opportunity. We have seen every license plate except Mississippi and Hawaii and many Canadian provinces also. We already miss our friends in Washington, but are looking forward to seeing all of our kids on a more regular basis, and making new friends here.