Happy New Year, folks. I hope everyone survived both the New Year starting and the snow storm that never quite got going in spite of a week’s worth of warnings. The cold and wind came, but not as much snow as predicted.

We at the Ostdiek household had a great time as we combined Christmas with Nancy’s birthday. I went outside only twice over the weekend: to attend Mass and to grill steaks for the Holiday meal. Both events were ‘filling’ in their own way.

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