Holiday Blahs

Holiday Blahs

The holidays are over and the decorations are down. The house looks bare and dull and I feel depressed. We went north and I got my usual cold but this one struck on Christmas Eve day and continued through New Years so I spent most of the time sneezing, coughing and feeling rotten and the rest of the time trying to hide my red nose and puffy eyes from the cameras. The only high spot was that the two grandsons came back with us. They were a great help with the driving and helped with some leftover Wilma chores. They dug up stumps and planted five new palm trees. Frank is twenty and Kris is eighteen. This is the first time in years that we’ve had both of them together for a visit. I think they were a little bored with us but we enjoyed getting acquainted with the fine young men that they have become without them running off to be with friends as they do when we visit them up north. Kris is studying to be an Air-traffic Controller and is starting flying lessons this semester. He didn’t seem as enthusiastic as I would have thought. I remember when his father was taking flying lessons and that was all he could talk about but Kris has a controlled personality. I hope he learns to loosen up. Frank is a college sophomore and tired of school. He has dyslexia and school work is a drag for him. Although History is one of his favorite subjects and he’s a walking encyclopedia on World War 2, his history teacher insisted on correct spelling. No amount of reasoning would change his mind and eventually Frank had to drop the course or risk a failing grade. This failure in his best subject has left him feeling that he can’t make it in an academic setting. He’s thinking about the Navy but is a little frightened of the discipline. He has many interests and is very creative. He also has a loving supportive family so I believe that he will eventually realize his potential.

I’ve been sorting pictures of my mother and trying to arrange them into a photo journal of her life. Microsoft has a new program that is easy to use and it lets you add narration and music to the pictures. It’s coming along nicely but hasn’t helped my depression.

Now I have to start sorting through bills and receipts to get ready for taxes. Talk about depressing!