Winter Solstice has passed & Santa has gone home

Winter is here. I've just finished up a six week long reno of a house and a one bedroom apartment for my landlord. No sooner was the last project in the house done and I was off to the hospital for my carpel tunnel surgery on my right hand. Painful once the freezing came out and my hand feels useless and will continue to feel like that for a few weeks I would imagine, however I have some feeling back in a couple of my fingers and that's what's important.

Two of my roommates have moved out and I'm in need of finding some replacements. The house I live in is fairly nice and is big enough for 4 people ... but they have to be easy to get along with.

I'm off to Vancouver for a couple of weeks on Jan 1/11. and will babysit a house there for my friend Anne while she's in Hawaii. It will be a nice couple of weeks for me to relax and get some reading done.

I'm hunting for tires at the moment as I'll be driving down there ... hope I can find some new-to-me ones ... a very cost effective way to buy tires for an older car.

Santa was nice as always and will look forward to his flight next December.