Happenings

As always, December has been a crowded month with birthdays and Christmas and all sorts of stuff happening. Notable mentions for this year:

Our air conditioner died earlier in the month and we replaced it. Fortunately, the weather cooled off most of the time we waited for installation. We got it just in time for a massive heatwave that started before Christmas and ended a couple of days ago. We’re enjoying a few days of milder temperatures before the next heatwave next week.

Lego Lover had his 23rd birthday and it went off quite well. He’s been affected by mental health issues on the day the past few years but this time he was in good spirits right up to the end.

Christmas went mostly well and it was a good day to spend with family. It was even hotter than last year, though, and although we had our meal outside, we ended up moving indoors quite early due to the heat. I think it reached 43C, which is about 109 in F. We have been in the habit of doing some sort of indoor games, often computer or game system related. This year we played a game on our phones and it was quite a lot of fun. Not everyone took part but there were enough of us that it allowed much amusement.

Despite the good get-together, both of the boys did have mental health issues that made their days difficult and that makes me quite sad. We continue to look at ways to improve issues for both so they can enjoy themselves in the future.

My exercise program has stumbled a bit lately. I’m still waiting for that energy boost from the iron infusion. Although I am not feeling tired so much overall, my stamina for exercise seems to be stuck and maybe I just need to push harder sometimes.

I’m still working on potential travel for next year. I think I will go ahead with plans but the airline I booked with before suddenly increased prices enough that it will likely be better to choose a different one. I mentioned plans to my parents before Christmas and I think that may have given them a boost after all the goings-on lately. Also, the travel insurance company I used previously is back to business now so I hope I can get good coverage from them while I’m overseas.