Wintery Discontent

It's nearing the time of year when everything is bare, gray and lifeless. While being peaceful and calm, winter is often a down time for me. I am often tired. Bored. Listless. Unmotivated. I myself feel all the color disappear, fragile and brittle. I can't really be "cabin fever", as I work in the home and often get out very seldom (except to take Abbie to school) during the week. Not to mention a vast majority of my friends are far far away. I'm used to isolation, but visually/sensory (of which I'm highly accute and sensitive too) it's one more isolating scheme to my palette. ++++++++++++ Right now I'm watching Kipper with Elliott. We just got done playing "Nocternal Animals", where I chase him around the houes trying to get him back into his "cage" (the sofa) - where he escapes and we start over. Don't know where the name came from - Abbie decided to call it that rather than something more common like "chase" or whatever. Go figure. Our play time ended abruptly when Elliott threw his head backward as I was dropping him on the sofa -- ouch. Sonya is at Mary's. It's been a while for her; I'm happy she's going again (not because there is impending need, but because it helps spurn her toward the finish line - she is so very close; but has taken a break on the curb intent not to run the race). Nonetheless, she's more healthy than 95% of the people in the states. Mom and Dad and Jean come in next week; that'll be great. Looking foward to some good wine, good food (and leftovers, leftovers, leftovers) and some time to hang about and do nothing. Projects call - finishing off a few things and hopefully can build the non-money making, but portfolio building side projects (CIVA, Smartish Pace, Small Group Network, Worship Team central, etc). We shall see. Anyone got some Christmas wishes? I just pray I don't get the flu on Christmas day again.