Okay, so first I apologize to all those that I promised that I would faithfully continue to write on a regular basis. I lied. Just kidding. I have been meaning to update my blog and I just never seem to get to it. So I'm getting to it now.

The new job is still great, although half the time I'm not really sure what I am supposed to be doing and if what I am doing is right, but they haven't fired me yet so I guess I'm on the right track. It's really difficult going from an environment where management tells you exactly what they want done, how they want it done and then grades you on it to an environment where you are responsible for deciding what needs to be done and how to do it. Management just wants it done. It's a change, but one that I'm willing to deal with.

I still read everyone's blog and need to update my own homepage, but today I managed to break both my hard drives on the main computer and seeing as how that's where all my homepage stuff is, I will have to wait a couple of days to fix it. Oh well, another day, another broken computer. All this in the quest for faster speeds on the internet.

Notes to self: cats with claws and new leather boots do not mix. Also - putting more water purifier in the aquarium does not get rid of the cloudiness. Even though it says on the fish food that you should feed them several times a day - you can't or they die.

As the previous indicates, we now have a new fish as the old one has been flushed. Leroy, of course was not happy with the idea of having no fish to torment, so we have a new one. How spoiled is your cat when you have to go and buy him a pet fish?

It used to be just before Christmas something expensive would go wrong with our car. Now that I don't have the car anymore you would think that I would feel reasonably secure knowing I have a fairly good income and not much could happen that would dampen the Christmas shopping bonanza. Enter Rachel's wisdom teeth. That's right folks, all four need to come out to the tune of $1700.00. Merry Christmas. Although having her back to her normal(?) self will be worth it. I'm not sure which is worse, a toothache or an earache, however when you have 4 toothaches I'm sure it wins out in the pain department. Oh well, maybe the insurance companies will be nice and give some of it back to me. One can only hope.

Marco's condo is coming along. I have been painting it for him because first of all, I like to paint - I find it relaxing believe it or not, and second, because I will probably never own my own house, I am living vicariously through him. lol I get to go furniture shopping with someone else's money, not that I get to make the final decisions, but it's fun just the same. All the good parts but none of the bills. What more could anyone ask? Seriously, it's going to look really good when it's done and I will be proud to have had some part in it.

Rachel's planning on moving out east in the spring/summer to go to school there in the fall. Maybe it's because she'll always be the youngest or maybe because I always see her as the quiet, sheltered one but as much as I want her to experience new things, part of me wants to protect her and I worry that I can't do that when she's so far away. I know I have to let her go sometime, but does it have to be to Newfoundland? Maybe I'll send Leroy to visit and keep her company.

Joanna and Ryan seem to still be going strong. I'm happy about that. I'm sure they've seen each other at their worst by now and if they still want to be with each other then that's a really good thing. I'm all for what makes my girls happy (as long as it's not illegal).

I figured that I may as well do this tonight, although it's late, the people who live upstairs from me seem to thing that home renovations should be done after 11pm. Vampires, I think. Although there have been some afternoons when they sound like they're coming through the ceiling. The guy across the hall had an eviction notice on his door the other day from the Sheriff. Rachel wanted to know if there would be a shootout at high noon if he refused to go.

Anyway, that's about it for now. I'm sure I've forgotten things, but I will try to be more resolute about posting and will add things as I remember them, but for now, Night kids.