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So the final walk-through is done, the boxes are packed, and now it’s just a waiting game. I gotta tell ya, I’m pretty excited now. We brought Mom along for the ride today, and she loved the new place. The more I see it, the more I want to move in right now. But then, I’ve always been an instant-gratification kind of girl. The really cool part of today though (other than Steak & Shake) is the snow. That’s right. Snow. It’s even sticking. Way up north in the land of Flower Mound, the trees, lawns, hedges, and rooftops were all white and pretty, and the world had the uber-quiet that goes along with a nice snow blanket. Back here at the soon-to-be-somebody-else’s homestead, only a little is on the ground, but at least we got to see a quasi-winter wonderland! This happens, of course, because the Stock Show has kicked off, and every long-time citizen of Ft. Worth knows all about the strange phenomenon of “Stock Show Weather”. Forget that it was a balmy 75 degrees 4 days ago; the cows and horses and pigs are in town, and they must like the cold, because now we have snow. I think they bring it with them. It’s one of the greatest things about living in Texas, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.