Are you depressed during the holidays?

Alas, having lost our home, my husband's health, a beloved shih tzu, and moved to another climate to be near our son and daughter-in-law, we are primarily housebound. I will work on climbing out of this blueness and try to enjoy the twinkling colors of Christmas.

My husband is totally disabled and my 32 year old daughter was born with Down's syndrome. She knows Christmas is coming, but doesn't go into high excitement about it. It's quite lonely here on holidays, even when my son and daughter-in-law come for the holiday meal. Almost as soon as the dishes are washed, they are off to other pursuits. As I said above, though, I will strive to raise myself up by painting the house. It's something I enjoy.

Grab something of great interest and do it. I've decided to paint the inside of our house.

I have two wishes for Christmas and will receive neither. I want my husband to recover from a massive stroke and I would love another shih tzu to replace one we had to put down after he began having multiple seizures every hour. Since I currently rent, the shih tzu will not be forthcoming. And my dear husband has made little progress over the past two years. He can neither speak nor walk and one arm is useless. But, I love to cook for the neighbors and I'm going to paint the inside of our house with the landlady's permission. I think not having the freedom to move around as much as I want is the major problem, although no longer owning my home is also a factor. I used to join the crowds shopping and it got my motor revving or putting up decorations with the family. Now I shop online and decorate alone. But one way or another, I will climb out of this funk!