I tend to agree, I've been in quite mode myself, due to dealing with some stuff on this end. Yet we should try to keep the dream alive!! :)

Yes!

For starters...how is the weather in your area? We have about 2 inches of snow...

We're into day 7 of what seem like the never ending storm. It's bitter cold and lots of snow and blowing snow and zero visibility at times. We have had probably a good 4' of snowfall, plus what was all down previously. I had to pull some snow from the edges of the roof and had a rough time walking around. Thought I was going to drop, I'm 6'2" and it's past my waist. There hasn't been school all week and most of the roads are closed and the plows were pulled off the roads today. What's really funny, I had to go get some milk for my wife,there's very little traffic and when i got to the store about 80% of the shoppers were seniors! LOL I told my wife this when I got home and she said it's because seniors get a discount on Wednesdays. Obviously they don't miss out on bargains no matter what the weather!

Phew! I am going to quit complaining about the cold here...

Sounds like you have had your share of cold weather and then some...