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It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been a bit out of it lately.

Let’s see – I got a new kitten. A neighbor found it in the field, meowing and came to ask if it was ours. It, obviously, wasn’t, but we took it anyway. We weren’t sure it was a boy or a girl at first, so I named it Charlie. Turns out, it’s Charlotte opposed to a Charles. Very hyper, but still cute and lovable.

I’ve taken a bit of a break from reading the Left Behind books. I only have about a book and a half left to go, but I just needed a change of speed. Those books were so heavy, and now they’re winding down and I’m kind of sad to finish. So I’ve been listening to Along For the Ride, which is Sarah Dessen’s newest book. It came out last month, and, luckily, it’s release date coincided with my monthly credit from Audible. I snagged it right up, but I’m only just getting around to listening. I will say that it’s excellent so far, though. I’m about halfway through listening. I’d probably be done if I were actually reading the physical book, but sometimes I think listening is better. It’s harder to miss out on details, I think. Thank goodness for Mp3 players. I know mine gets plenty of play and was certainly worth the money. I love audiobooks because I can listen and work on other stuff at the same time and not feel like I’m slacking off on things that I need to get done. It’s a great feeling.

I haven’t posted in a while. Oops. Things have been a bit hectic. Work has been busy. Then I got my new car on Friday. My sister wasn’t too happy about the trade, but then we’re not too happy with her right now either. She’s pregnant again by a guy that already has a slew of kids he doesn’t take care of. My mom chewed her out. She told her that she was ruining her life. Since she’s moved out, she’s dropped out of college, wasn’t able to make her car payment for two months (thus the trade), probably ruined her credit and she never has Tori. How is she going to raise another kid? We’re about all convinced that she’s on drugs, and if I thought it was possible to get her into drug rehab, I’d gladly pitch in to pay for it. I hate seeing her ruin her life this way.

On a brighter note, I really like the car. It drives so much smoother than the old one. It just feels massive by comparison, but I think that’s just because it’s higher off the ground than my old one – not like that would take much, though.

I’ve also been reading the Left Behind books by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. I started reading them back when I was in high school. I probably got about halfway through the series before I stopped for whatever reason. Now I’m picking them back up, but I had to start over because I couldn’t remember much of anything that happened.

Also, next month Half-Blood Prince is in theaters. Blaine and I are already planning to go see it. I’d like to go to the midnight showing, but I have no way of knowing if I’ll have to work the next day, and, if so, I’ll be completely useless unless I don’t have to go into work until later in the afternoon, so we’ll see what happens. I’m really excited about it, though. It’s been a long wait!