I'm back to work on my novel, so much for the next Susan story.

Steve, my geek hero, is reading it and letting me know what he thinks so I have a reason to keep working on it and perfecting it.

I'm so tired today. I think it's the weather, so much rain and it's dark so early, but the good thing is that after tonight the days will start to get longer.

Now, I must sit back and but a heating pad on my back because I have a very bad chair at my desk.

Happy Soltice, everyone.

The Cobb's Holiday Party was fun. It was good seeing some folks that I hardly ever see. Brian wasn't there, his dad died a week or so ago. It took me by surprise because his mom had a stroke earlier this year and I was thinking so much of her that I felt like I had been hit when David Sparks told us. I felt tricked, a rube in sick card trick. His dad wasn't well; he had a heart transplant a few years ago but never really got well.

Brian is such a good guy, I feel very sad for him and his family.