I'd forgotten how much I don't like doing stuff with my step-mother's family. I stick out like a sore thumb amongst all the blond hair blue eye or at least very sedate Mainer looking people. One of my step-cousins, long blond hair, blue eyes, wants to be a model.

I left after a couple hours because I couldn't stand being around them any more. They're all loud. No thanks.

My hairs been purple and fun for months and I guess my step-mother hasn't seen me in that time. Her first question was if my hair was like that when my father had just seen me. Guess he didn't bother to tell her.

On the present front once again my step-grandmother didn't do so well. The gloves aren't to bad, other than the fact the roommate had an identical pair that died pretty quickly. The other thing she gave me was a sparkly silver belt. And its to small. It's by a company that makes stuff for stick figures. And were most of my pants are low-rise, and I've got hips, I might almost be able to get it fastend on the last hole out. Mostly I think I'll be taking it down to Wal-Mart tomorrow and returning it. If they had a bigger one I might almost consider trading it. But I'm pretty sure they don't. Also not sure if sparky silver belts are really me.

My step-aunt and uncle didn't do to bad. They gave me a sugar plum scented bath set. There is body wash and scrub two kinds of lotion, bath salt, and a purple poof. Also in the basket was a hand towel, funky blue socks with music notes and a blue braided bracelet. So that was pretty cool. Not that I have room to stash another bath set.

A plus was that I could use needing to go to Liquid Sunshine to buy hair dye as an excuse to run away. Lucky for me they actually had violet, so tonight when my roommate gets home I'm going to see if I can get her to help me redo my hair in hopes it'll stick to the roots this time.

I hope now that Christmas is really over. I got one last present this evening. Evidently when Dad and my step-mother were taking down there tree they found a present for me that had been tucked away so good no one remembered it. Also they seemed to think I counted how many presents me and my brothers got, thus knowing I got one less. Frankly I don't care that much. As for the present, its either beautiful or cheesy, I can't really make up my mind. Its a sort of green bead wrist cuff sort of thing. The shade of green is what makes it hard for me to decided. If it was a darker green it would definitely be beautiful, and if it was a brighter one it would be cheesy. So perhaps I'll just settle with its green and shinny.

Now that all my cousins are growing up christmas isn't so bad with Mom's side of the family. I know own Serenity, woot. And my uncle gave me a hundred bucks, and its all going to my poor little car.

Navy boy will be over in an hour and then we're watching Serenity.

Also if ever tempted don't play with old weird dried out crisco, it doesn't come off your hands. I'm glad I only poked it. I've managed to rub most of it off now, but still, ick.

And then the christmas shopping was done. Well I still need to get Dad something. Wal-Mart is very much with the busy even on a Thursday afternoon. Evil place, but I did get a new turtle neck and a skirt for a combine total of 6$. The shirk is one size to big so if I ever manage to lose weight it'll fall off, but for right now it means it sit lower then intended, which is what I was going for.

So now I have a wallet full of ones, and I gave money to the Salvation Army and snubbed some annoying cheerleaders who where trying to raise money. Why they couldn't do it in their own school district is beyond me.

Man Am I glad I decided to clean my room. I found some crhistmass cards on the floor and I was opening them up before I though them out. Man was that a good idea. I found a 20 in on of the cards. Now that is real happines, finding christmass money in July, odd sounding but true I found money and I get to keep it. Happines abounds.