The holiday post

It’s been a somewhat sleepy christmas for me – owing mostly to the fact that once I went off the penicillin I was prescribed two weeks ago, the strep throat started coming back! Went to the clinic on xmas-eve day and got another prescription (the doc there told me that strep these days is pretty much entirely resistant to penicillin and he prescribed me a synthetic of some sort). Upshot is, new drugs are working but making me woozy-tired as a result.

I’m at the folks on the island and heading back tomorrow to the city – but so far everything here has been relatively calm and there haven’t been any big fights (huzzah!) My parents gave me two nights at a resort on Pender Island which will be a nice winter-escape if I can find the time for it. Oh – and my brother gave me two good kitchen knives. Can’t complain about either of those gifts (or the handknitted slippers made by my sister-in-law’s granny)….

And I’ve got to see the Victoria crew as well, reminding me that it’s really been way too long since I’ve been over just to be social. Last night was the first time I’ve seen Masha, Rye and Miranda in over a year… which is just too long when I’m really that close – but then again, it’s only in the last two years I’ve been spending more social time in Victoria… hopefully a phase-in period to living here again in the future. It’s still a plan, though somewhat detoured from while I figure out the next two years which promise to be eventful in many ways.

I hope that all of you out there are having a good xmas, solstice, etc. and once I’m not narcoleptically tired I will post a proper reflection of sorts. Cheers to all on this day that I am glad is passing quickly (I’m always so glad when Christmas is finally over and we can get on with the new year….)