Yea, I’ve got ‘em — those mid-winter blues, but it’s only early January and I don’t think Jack Frost will be taking a break anytime soon. So instead of wishing for warm sandy beaches and wearing flip flops with newly painted toes, I’ve decided to try to embrace the wonderful things winter has to offer; because don’t you know that come July 4 I’ll be cursing the sun and searching for shade. So here’s to the cold, the snow and the fun that only comes once a year (at least in the Midwest).