It's been a bit of a while, huh?

Wow, so like December 2nd is the last time I really updated this thing. For shame. But, honestly, nothing much ever really changes.

Much to my (and his) dismay, Drew is still not working but he did get a call from someone wanting to subcontract some work to him and that's a good thing. I'm still working and, thankfully, we're managing to keep our heads above water.

Cameron is doing good, he's growing up way too fast for my liking but a lot of the problems he's been having over the last few years have calmed down. He still struggles somewhat with school and homework can be incredibly frustrating for all of us but there's been so much improvement in that area, it's really hard to complain. This afternoon is his second guitar lesson and so far, he's really enjoying it. And baseball, he had try-outs last Friday and the teams were picked Monday so we're taking him to the ball field tonight to meet his coach and teammates. The try-outs were very frustrating for him, he's never actually played with a team, just with friends for fun, or been critiqued by coaches and such and he was incredibly nervous so he didn't do as well as he'd hoped but he stuck it out and I can't tell you how incredibly proud of him I am. We celebrated his 9th birthday in early December and though we weren't able to throw him a big party like he wanted, we did have a nice family party and he had a wonderful time.

Christmas was much better than I expected it to be. In the beginning, I was so busy being stressed about money (and the serious lack of it) that I wasn't looking forward to it at all but somewhere along the line, I put the worries aside and just enjoyed myself. And it ended up being the best Christmas we've had in a long, long time.

My mom and I threw an "all girls" slumber party for Christie's birthday earlier this month and it was a BLAST! We had such a good time! We did fun girly stuff (each others make-up, hair, etc.), you know, kind of like a "Night at the Salon" type thing. We're thinking of having another one sometime soon, only this time, it'll be a "House Marathon" instead. Fun.



The animals are all wonderful! Drew built this amazingly beautiful cage for my Handsome Jack as a Christmas gift to me and he bought me a baby Uromastyx, we named him Rock, he's such a cutie. We bought Cameron his own beardie for his birthday, he named him Drago, and he's been so good with being responsible for his care (we help, of course). Remy is finally perking up, he's been in semi-brumation for months and has spent most of his days napping. Harley is growing up so fast, he's such a little chunk (a very loveable one). Mushu is getting big too and we've been busy working with him because he's still extremely skittish. Terra and Rex are the only ones, at the moment, that still need lots of extra work but they're coming along and Drew's busy building them a new enclosure as we speak and I'm thinking all the extra space will go a long way to getting them more active.

Aside from all that, there's not much else going on.

P.S. I got new glasses so the old ones (circa 1999) are FINALLY toast! Yay me!

Memelicious TV.

Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice: X-Files

Name a show you can’t miss: House M.D. & Criminal Minds

Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show: Meh. I can't really think of one. Like, for instance, I adore Christian Slater but I didn't particularly care for the plot line of his new show (which I believe has been cancelled) so, though I adore him, I didn't watch it.

Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show: Ditto

Name a show you can, and do, quote from: X-Files "Trust no one." & House M.D. "Everybody Lies" to name a couple. Between Mulder, Scully and House, I could go all day.

Name a show you like that no one else enjoys: Eleventh Hour

Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song: CSI & CSI: NY

Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch: The Mentalist (it totally rocks)

Name a TV series you own: X-Files & House M.D.

Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium, but has surprised you with his/her acting choices in television: Charlie Sheen

What is your favourite episode of your favourite series? X-Files "Bad Blood", House M.D. "Euphoria: Parts 1 & 2", Criminal Minds "Penelope"

Name a show you keep meaning to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet: Until recently, that would've been "Bones" but since I watched both new episodes last week I can't really say that anymore. Fringe, perhaps... I dunno.

Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad? Not that I can recall.

Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times: Most of the shows I watch have made me cry at least once but multiple times, I don't know, could be any one of them.

What do you eat when you watch TV? Usually nothing unless it's an actual movie and then perhaps I'll have a bit of popcorn.

How often do you watch TV? The TV's on whether I'm watching it or not pretty much everyday.

What’s the last TV show you watched? Last nights episode of House M.D.

What’s your favourite/preferred genre of TV? Crime, drama.

What was the first TV show you were obsessed with? X-Files

What TV show do you wish you never watched? None that I can think of.

What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed? Trading Spouses, I'm oddly addicted to this show, it's so often destined to be a big, fat train wreck.

What TV show scared you the most? None that I can think of.

What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched? I don't watch too many comedic shows, so it's hard to say... Scrubs, most likely.

He's growing up on me...

...and it's quite sad, really--my baby is no longer a baby anymore. He's nine, can you believe it? NINE. Where, oh, where does the time go? Sigh.