It just turned midnight and the neighborhood is loud with fireworks and firearms going off all around us.  I hear horns honking, screaming and all sorts of noises.  After waking at 4:45 AM it has been hard to stay awake throughout the day.  My son is at his girlfriend’s house and we have to give him a ride home soon.  The reality of a new year being here has hardly settled in with the fatigue.  We managed to finish 2008 without any snow at all this season.  The weather forecast tells of possible snowfall this coming Monday.  I hope you have a great new year in 2009.  It is time to go get my son so I better get this posted.