Well , now that the holidays are over its time to get back to reality. It is hard to get back into the work a day routine after becoming semi feral in November and December. I enjoyed being on day shift during plant shutdown through the Christmas holidays. The post new years doldrums are here nothing but cold and slush until spring. The worst is yet to come, late January through mid February can be brutal .  but the days are starting to get longer (not much at first but we'll take it) last year this time was pretty rough, the water pump in the well died and I was sick as a dog . It was belo zero while that was going on. Good times !    : p