Well, our time in California was winding down.  Then, one day at work, I slipped on a wet floor, and hurt my shoulder.  It was my last day of work for the week, so I went home, and felt okay, sort of.  It was easy to baby the shoulder for a few days.  When I went back to work the next week, though, my neck and shoulder started spasming, and my fingers got numb.  I probably would have put up with it, but the numbness & tingling in my fingers was a bit frightening.  So, off I went to employee health.  After spending most of the rest of the day at a clinic for x-rays and such, I was given muscle relaxants and told that I'd "strained my shoulder" when I fell.  The doctor placed me on a 10 lb. weight limit for lifting.  The nurse manager decided that since I was so close to the end of my contract, she didn't want to mess with trying to modify my work assignment to accomodate my 10 lb. limit, so she called my company and ended the contract early. 

Well, since we certainly couldn't afford to stay in California without income, we quickly packed up the trailer and headed for Texas.  We figured we could stay with family until we got the next assignment lined up.  Well, the next assignment turned out to be right in Fort Worth, so we were able to be with family through  Thanksgiving & Christmas.  What with physical therapy and doctors visits on every day off, we didn't get to do much in the way of "fun stuff," beyond spending time visiting with family.  But, it's good to have family you can lean on when times are tough.