Finals are done, I'm working on  consulting and writing projects now, and trying to gear up for a holiday.  This one is going to be truly about family, for given the $ straits, it's going to be all we can do to gather ourselves from far and wide.

 

Holidays, for the last few years, have been something to endure...get through with the least emotional trauma, and I'm wondering what it's going to be like this year.  For the first time since Dad died, I'm home with mom for Christmas.  It's an odd experience to feel like I'm walking on eggshells around myself.

 

Life is nothing if not odd...