Xmas break part 1

[kiba_the_proud]

Lots to say about a relatively short break, so I'll break it into two parts. I came home to find lovely weather in Hilton Head, so we walked the dogs on the beach and in the nature preserve. My cat is doing much better; despite her failing kidneys, the daily fluids and tons of wet and dry food have given her fur back its smoothness, resilient skin, healthy purr, cuddling senses, active voice, and even some fat. I can't feel her hip bones and ribs anymore, and she is almost like her old self, which makes me feel much better leaving her for another 6 months. We've enjoyed sleeping together, and right now she's curled up on her back, exposing her belly with her paws curled in the air. Dad loves Glamour, Thomas' new sister, in the feleuk cat room, and she's very sweet, mostly black with some white and boots with one black toe. Thomas and Glamour really like each other; they sleep together in the same bed- so cute!! Eugene is crusty and shaggy, and Tilly is the same. I have determined (and Kirsten agreed) that Eustace bears a certain resemblance to Sir Didymus from The Labyrinth (that 80s David Bowie movie, you know you saw it as a kid).

Xmas was very nice, I was happy with most of my gifts. A few games (Uncharted, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Alone in the Dark), some books (zombies, Japanese prints, a new Wicked series book, manga drawing), Xbox 360 wireless controller, bath stuff, cash, wind chimes. Nothing I really needed, but it was nice, and it was also nice to see how much everyone liked their gifts. I finally gave them their Japanese gifts, and I think they liked them overall. I also gave dad his book, the picture book me and Greg made from his story “Teenies in the Forest.” Oh, and we walked the dogs on the beach on Xmas day, which was pretty sweet. How many people can say that?

So, overall a nice xmas.

"In Fallout you can be a post-apocalyptic radioactive vampire." -Greg