Right now we are in the "Last Third" of 2009.  As we get into the last few months of 2009 we have to start looking at winter up here in Minnesota.  Just in case you are not from around here, we do some pretty strange things about this time of year.  We pull out plastic storage containers that are full of winter coats, cloths and various "layers" of things we put on just to be able to walk out doors.  We remove these things from the containers and replace them with our summer cloths.  Here in Minnesota we spend quite a bit on what we wear.  Not for fashion reasons, but survivial reasons.  It is sort of like a minor holiday.  The kids get excited because they see cloths that they have not worn in almost 6 months, so the old becomes new again.  And, it is the time where we try adn decide what still fits, what needs to be replaced, and what can be handed down or donated.  We do this twice a year, but the transition from summer to winter is the hardest for me.  It means that summer is ending, and winter is on the way.  Here in Minnesota, that means cold.