FTVLive spent the past 3 days down in Sarasota and Siesta Key mixing a little business with pleasure.

It was nice to get away from the 15 hour workday and actually spend some time on the beach. The real beach and not the TV beach, where I have also spent some time.

But now I’m back in the office with a long, long list of unread emails, texts, and voicemail to get through.

And while many of you are dealing with snow and bad weather, I do want to show you how they make a snowman on a Florida beach.

Now, let’s do some news, cuz I have a ton of catching up to do.