The holidays this year feel really weird. Since losing my Mom in June it’s been a real adjustment for me getting used to holidays and birthdays without hearing her voice on the phone or being here with me to celebrate. This is quite literally the first Christmas I’ve had in my life where I’m actually doing what I want. My gorgeous daughter is working through the entire holiday season making it easier for other people to be with their families so we won’t be doing our Christmas until Feb. Not being a big lover of Christmas I’m fine with this.
So I will be spending Christmas day at the casino. I’m no gambler by any stretch of the imagination but I think I really 
want to be around the flashing lights and noise rather than sitting at home staring at the tv watching hokey Christmas shows and feeling like the orphan I now am. (yes I said that for sympathy, go ahead and lay it on nice and thick)
Not sure what I’m doing for New Years’ yet we’ll take that as it comes. We had yet another death that was close to home last week and unexpected so I’m thinking celebrating life is very much in order. There are a lot of people exiting stage left lately.
I know I’ve been an absentee teacher lately and I apologize for that. I’d like to say that all will be changing and I’ll always be here at your beck and call but I can’t. I have a ton of projects on the table that need my attention as well but never fear I’m not far and you’ll still be getting schooled in Fetish throughout the coming year.
I’ll be in Calgary, Alberta for two weeks in January not for a vacation but for extensive medical testing with a research group. Nothing scary, I’m not sick in any way. It’s more like athletic performance testing and detoxification. The detox isn’t from substance abuse it’s metal detoxing so I’ll be going in to a containment lab to have all my old mercury fillings removed from my face and stuff like that. I have thyroid issues so they will be addressing that as well. But it’s all natural, nothing for the pharmaceutical companies. I don’t do human guinea pig. I’ll try and take pics of this lab if I’m allowed but suffice it to say everyone is in biohazard suits so it’ll be very Andromeda Strain. Cool!
I hope all of you have a very safe, very happy Holiday season. The real key in that sentence is HAPPY that’s what it’s all about. Just everyone be HAPPY! I want you all to do your best to be Happy in 2012.
Hoping You win lots of cash at the casino Dr. Sue!! That would make me happy, that’s for sure. Because nobody deserves wealth and success as much as You… and even when You’re gone (away from this blog) some of us continue to be devoted to You day after day, and know it is well worth the wait in Your absence. And this servant of Yours is learning to enjoy the wait, and even cherish it.