hey pepper, I i was concerned when I moved to SW Missouri from Arizona,.. I was concerned that after 22 years in Arizona I would have gotten "soft", I originally grew up in Washington state in a small town called conconully, was used to winter weather there,.. but I must say that I am not disappointed with the winter weather here,.. I never would have thought that on december 19, I would be out screening garden dirt in a t shirt,.. last year was a little more frosty,.. we had snow this time last year, hope you and the family are doing well,.. stay smurfy, my friend stay smurfy!