Hi Ken,
as one of the people who are seeking advice, I want to take part in it, with greetings from the Bavarian Alpine Foothills with this small poem:
Frozen ponds, angel lawns,
Skating we will go.
Then we’ll ride upon our sleds
Down the hills of snow.
Ihnen allen einen guten Rutsch sowie ein glückliches und friedvolles Neues Jahr!
Hans-Günter