Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Almost the end of the year, not many more opportunities to post, but here are some things…
New Toy
It’s not really a new toy, not even new to me, but I’ve been playing a lot with GnuCash (an open-source accounting program) lately. I’ve been using it to help with my mom’s finances. It’s been a real learning curve, but it’s also been fun and I finally get how the program works.
The Anthracite
Anne got me a book for Christmas — Telling of the Anthracite: A Pennsylvania Posthistory, by Phillip Moseley. I’m not much past the introduction, but it’s already fascinating.
The Arm
My shoulder is now to the point where it has no pain or twinges, I think I am finally healed.
The Season
The holiday season has been a whirlwind — we’ve been getting together to watch Christmas movies; we went to the Christmas Eve bonfire at Jeff & Kristen’s farm; celebrated Christmas here with Ben & Jenny, Joe & Laura and Rick & Shari (Emmi & family were in Peoria visiting Kyle’s mom); Boxing Day was at my Mom’s, with my brother & family and my Uncle Pat; and this morning we’ll be doing a small gift exchange with Emmi, Kyle & Iris. New Year’s Eve is coming up, and finally the big Christmas shindig next week. Yikes!
