After a nice breakfast of eggs benedict, Lori and I opened our presents. I guess the family figured out I was under a bit of stress lately, and all of the presents are greatly appreciated as they are all wonderful stress relievers. Chocolate, Monty Python, Lucille Ball… all great tickets for reducing stress in one’s life. After the gift opening, I went outside and cleared a bit more mud off of the front path so we could at least open the front gate. Then I pulled all of the electrical cords out of the mud and cleaned out all the sockets. Plugging everything back in I had lights for about 5 minutes until one section went out. Checking the inline fuse, I found it had blown and the fuse cavity was filled with mud. So more cleaning, a new fuse, and I was set. Even without getting the rest of the lights up that we bought last year, I was still happy to see the fence lit up.