Writing with a Houseful

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I love having my boys home for the holidays. I love that Son2's intended is here, too. I loved our gift exchange last evening, and everyone seemed to enjoy the presents they received. We've had three great dinners over the last three nights since they arrived. Coco Vin prepared by Son2 and Future DIL Tuesday, Chicken Parmesan with Rissoto cooked by Son1 Wednesday, and my missus Mexican-style lasagna last night. Tonight, we'll feast on leftovers. All that said, having a houseful of family is not conducive to getting much writing done. Since my loft doubles as our extra guest room, it has been inhabited by Son1 for the last two days. I will get it back later today as Son2 and FDIL are flying to Dallas to spend Christmas day with her family. In the meantime, I've had to make do with my laptop on a lap desk while sitting in my recliner and trying to concentrate while the younger set plays video games and the missus frets over every little thing she can think of to avoid actually relaxing. My other option has been to turn on the small, portable heaters in the sunroom and come out here to write. With the recent renovation to the living room, we now have windows that open into the sunroom, and this helps with the warming. Right now, it's a balmy 65F/16C out here. How long it will stay comfortable out here with this Arctic Clipper blowing through is a matter of conjecture. Anyway, what I wanted to tell you is that since I've been banned from the loft and could not work on SETTING FRIDAY FREE, I have endeavored on another project to convert a story I posted in serial form on Kindle Vella into a Kindle Short Book. I am estimating it will finish at between 9 and 10 thousand words. On Vella, the story is titled, A SEVEN YEAR ACHE. This won't be the title of the short book when and if it gets published. I hope those of you subjected to this cold and the wintery weather accompanying it are safe and warm.