Well, I ended up coming to my parents house yesterday to get Bailey, but we didnt go back to my apartment. The drive out to Lockport was fine, but as soon as I hit Lockport, the snow began. It was all lake-effect off of Lake Ontario. It got worse as I got towards my parents house, and the visability was pretty nasty, so I decided to stay. The snow was supposed to stop around 6, but it kept going late into the night.

Around 6, I noticed that the house was getting very cold. My mom told me that the pilot light has been going out in the furnace, so I called my neighbor Drew (who was going to watch the cats) and he came over and lit it for me. My dad had showed him how before they left.

Around 8, I decided to brave the snow and drive to Tops, which is about 10 minutes away, normally. I needed to get a refill on my heart medication, cause I didnt have anything with me. There was a break in the snow, and the roads were a little better, it just took me a lot longer to get there and back.

When I got back, Spooky, the cat from nextdoor came over, so I called Drew and Julie and told them that I think Spooky wanted in. Julie then told me how they were having a birthday party for their youngest, who just turned 6, and her nephew, who will be 7 tomorrow, and she invited me over.

When I got there I sat at the table with Julie, her parents, and our neighbors from across the street. Julie was a high school math teacher, and is now a counselor in a middle school class with 8 emotionally disturbed boys. She was telling us some stories about the kids, and how this one kid etched "MILF" into his arm with a knife. That led to Julie going on the internet and finding out what MILF means (the kid told her it meant Man I Like Friends, and she thought that was pretty lame and a lie). She said she almost fell off her chair when she found out what it meant (it also opened up all these porn sites, and she was on the school's computer! LOL). (For those of you who may not know... MILF means "Mom I'd Like to F**k"). This kid was in 7th grade.

We also started talking about the "sex bracelets"... the jelly bracelets that everyone had when I was a kid, they have now turned sexual. I guess each color bracelet stands for a different sexual act, and if a boy breaks your bracelet, you have to perform that act.

We also talked about "Rainbow Parties", which I dont think I had heard of. I guess its a party, and each girl wears a different color lipstick. The guy with the best "rainbow" on his penis wins. And Julie said how one of these parties went on at one of the middle schools here in Lockport. The one I went to. Terrific!

I dont think I am naive in any way to what kids do these days, but I just dont get it. I dont even remember when I started knowing about sex, but I know it was never in THAT way when I was that age. I never did get the talk from my parents, just my mom telling me "Dont have sex til you're married". Plus I grew up in the church, but I dunno. I still knew what was going on around me. Most of my friends didnt go to church. I dunno, it just scares me for my cousins, who are 9 and 13, and when I have kids. I just dont get it.

Anyways..... I left Drew and Julie's about 10, and it was snowing like crazy. The kids had just opened their presents, and the cake hadnt even been cut yet, but I was tired. I came home and talked to Andy, played Gin on Yahoo! Games with him, and then took Bailey out to pee. I got to bed around 1.

I woke up this morning at 7:45, as I do every morning. I was able to fall back asleep til 10, when my mom called and said they were leaving. I took Bailey out again, and then got a shower. I heard PetsMart was having Santa at their stores and you could get your dog's picture taken with Santa, so I wanted to take Bailey. But, after driving all the way up to PetsMart, about 30 minutes away, and braving all the traffic, I got Bailey into the store, and we werent even there 5 minutes when she started to freak out and make a run for the door. I had already paid for her picture, but she wouldnt budge to go back to Santa (we had already been there once, damnit, but then I found out I needed to purchase the picture in advance... ugh). So, I got my money refunded and Bailey and I dashed out to the car. The whole thing sucked. I wanted to get her picture taken with Santa and give it to my parents, and she was just scared. There were A LOT of dogs and people in the store, so I dont blame her. I'm just disappointed.

We just got back a little bit ago. I took Bailey out when we got home and we played in the snow for awhile. She absolutely loves the snow. She has such a thick coat, and she just can lay there and not get wet. She also loves eating the snow and romped through it chasing her tennis ball and snow balls. I wish I had a camera here to get a picture of her.

I dont know when my parents will be home. They called me again at 11:30 and they were still in Michigan, so I dunno. It doesnt take an hour and a half to get to the Canadian border (she originally called me at 10), so I dunno. I should do some shopping today, cause we are supposed to get a major winter storm tomorrow, but I sorta want to wait til they get home to leave.

Well, I think I'm gonna get going and maybe find something to eat. I havent sent out my Christmas cards yet (I will write them out tomorrow, I PROMISE! I'll probably be stuck inside all day anyways), so if you still would like one, send me your address!! Thanks!!

I hope everyone has a great day... Bye for now!

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