Getting ready for winter!

As the temperatures here have been dropping, we have been getting everything ready for the winter.  We're all set with gloves, hats, and snow gear.  Chris tested out the snow blower, and it's all good.  This weekend, he is going to mow the yard (probably for the last time this season) and clean out the summer plants. 

The base has been getting prepared as well.  Yesterday, they turned on the heat to all the housing and today they put up these poles everywhere.  I learned last winter that they are VERY helpful in showing you where the curbs are during snow storms.