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I'm back from my short trip Up North. Spent 5-51/2 hours traveling back. It should have only taken about 3-4(max.) hours, but traffic was horrible. We ended up avoiding the rest of the traffic due to the fact we had figured we could take the backroads home. It may have made the route longer but it stopped the frequent stop and go motion of the car that was starting to make me sick.

So I got back and my grandma and her sister wanted to go to church. My sister decided to go with them. Sure it was Sunday, and I should go, but I didn't care. I haven't really been attending church, like the rest of my family, so would missing another mass be such a big deal. Plus I have been waiting forever to get my hands on Breaking Dawn, and I had a copy waiting for me at Chapters, I was going to get it no matter what. My grandma told me I could wait another day, and I looked at her like she was crazy. So as soon as they lefy for church I found my reciept for the book, grabbed some cash for a new phone car and walked to the mall.

I may have killed my feet walking in shoes that are falling apart and giving me blisters, but my knees thanked me. They had begun to kill after sitting in the backseat, worsened by the fact that we stopped only once in our drive back about an hour after we began because we were nearly out of gas. So I read the book as soon as I had it. I didn't want to stop to sleep but I had to due to the fact that I was so tired it was making me sick.

I slept from 3 'til 11 when my mom yelled at me to get up and get ready. I asked why and she told me because we are going out. I asked where and she said that I had to get ready. I asked where again and she yelled at me that I could just stay home then. Really, all I wanted to know was where we were going because I had just over 100 pages left of the book.

Warning, Breaking Dawn spoilers. If you have yet to read the book it will give away only a little, if you have read more than the first part bigger spoilers (depending on how far you are)
Anyway, the book was great. Most people seem to not like it, and I don't see how. Sure it was different from what everyone expected but it gave closure, leaving enough room that if Stephenie Meyer wants to write more about Jacob and Nessie if she wanted to. Seeing as they will have trouble in the future, I mean a half-vampire and werewolf relationship, will bring around questions. Although the whole Nessie/Jacob thing surprised me, from the way Leah and Jacob were getting closer I thought that they might end up together. Either way I enjoyed the book, and will soon be rereading it again.
End of spoiler.

So seeing as I was reading today, then on the computer I haven't done anything. The big surprise today. I heard something moving outside like 15 minutes ago. I look over expecting to see the outdoor cat. I see a tail, but it is not the cat's its to bushy, so I stand up to see what the thing outside on the front porch is. It turns out that raccoons will also eat cat food. I grabbed my cat who was standing at the door way staring out side, check to see that the cat outside wasn't looking like he was going to attack or anything then shut the door.

I had to be one of the largest raccoons I've seen so far. The last one I was close to was only a baby, which had climbed up on the wall of the front porch. This was all happening while my mother was hosting a bithday party for my brother (this was quite a few years ago, so all the guests were young). My mom called one of the animal control places, explaining the situation, house full of kids with a baby raccoon stuck to the wall outside. They said they could do nothing to help. Some animal control people they are. Oh, but they will help, along with the hydro people when a squirrel decides to commit suicide by bitind the wires up above the trees, holding on quite tightly because even after death it never let go. That was a sight to see, I come out from the backyard and look up and see a dead squirrel holding on to the power lines.

I've decided, it could have been worse. It may have been a skunk outside and decided that to protect itself it needed to spray that disgusting smell on the front porch, right by the windows. It has been a while since I've seen a skunk though, but I can tell you they are still around, you can smell when they've been startled by something.

Best news yet, no sunburn this year. :):):):):):):) View the ninth post on this blog if you want to know what I'm talking about. Even though I didn't learn the lesson (wear sunscreen when you plan on spending most the day out on the water), I don't have to go through the pain again.

Hmmm, I may change to posting in red. Hmmmm.