It's been a while since I last updated my journal. I guess I just didn't think about updating despite all the great stuff that's happened.

We encountered a feral cat in June and been taking care of him since that time. He's now moved in with us very recently, and he's having such a great life now. We took him to the vet, got him neutered, his rotten teeth taken out, his ears and skin sorted out. He's got a bit of winter fat on him now. He's great. He's happy. I've recently created a website on the amazing progress he's made. Here's the link.

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My amazing boyfriend, Cameron (aka ) came down to visit me from London in July. We had an amazing time together. He then came down again in August, where we once again had an amazing time. He then came down in October Half term, where on Halloween, we watched scary clips on youtube, and ate candy. I'm a little too old for trick or treating or making a really big deal out of Halloween anymore.

My grades for my AS year at school were really good. Much better than I expected them to be. I was chuffed to bits. I decided to drop my Photography so I wouldn't continue it in A2 (I still get to keep my Grade,) and do a Psychology AS for this year.

My Eighteenth Birthday is coming up (13 days to be exact.) Where do the years go? I didn't expect my birthday to come this quickly. My brother and I are celebrating our 18th and 21st Birthdays by having a joint birthday party in January. I think it'll go well. My mother used an embarrassing photo to use on the invite.

I'm currently dieting. I think it's going well. I've lost a good amount of weight. I need to lose some more though. I've also stopped biting my nails and I think they look pretty good. I need to make them look a bit better though.

I also say Goodbye to someone I knew. I'm not going mentioning their name. But I understand, it's time for us to both part ways so I am simply saying Goodbye and accepting this.

That's all for updates for now. I leave you with this poem I saw on another journal. Sorry if it makes you feel depressed.
I had to post it.

When you were inside your mom's tummy,
your mom suffered the pain that you gave to her,
and you thanked her by kicking her all day long.


When you were 1 year old,
your mom celebrated the first birthday of you,
you thanked her by crying all day long.


When you were 2 years old,
your mom started teaching you how to talk,
you thanked her by saying ummmumumumumamamama.


When you were 3 years old,
your mom brought you to the park,
you thanked her by running around the pond, and chasing the ducks.


When you were 4 years old,
your mom bought you some toys,
you thanked her by breaking the toys on the next day.


When you were 5 years old,
your mom bought you a story book and read it to you,
you thanked her by ripping it piece to piece.


When you were 6 years old,
your mom sent you to the kindergarten, so that you can start making friends,
but you thanked her by fighting with your classmate.


When you were 7 years old,
your mom made you a very nice lunch for the first day of school,
you thanked her by throwing your foods around the class.


When you were 8 years old,
your mom handed you an ice cream,
you thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.


When you were 9 years old,
she paid for piano lessons,
you thanked her by never even bothering to practice.


When you were 10 years old she drove you all day,
from soccer to football to one birthday party after another,
you thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.


When you were 11 years old,
she took you and your friends to the movies,
you thanked her by asking to sit in a different row.


When you were 12 years old,
she warned you not to watch certain TV shows,
you thanked her by waiting until she left the house.


When you were 13 years old,
she suggested a haircut that was becoming,
you thanked her by telling her she had no taste.


When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp,
you thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.


When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug,
you thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.


When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car,
you thanked her by taking it every chance you could.


When you were 17, she was expecting an important call,
you thanked her by being on the phone all night.


When you were 18, she cried at your high school graduation,
you thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.


When you were 19, she paid for your college tuition,
drove you to campus carried your bags. You
thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm
so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.


When you were 25, she helped to pay for your
wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply
she loved you. You thanked her by moving
halfway across the country.


When you were 50, she fell ill and
needed you to take care of her.
You thanked her by reading about
the burden parents become to their
children.


And then, one day, she quietly died.
And everything you never did came
crashing down like thunder on
YOUR HEART..


If you love your MOM & you thank her deeply,
repost this bulletin saying "I Cried Because Of This"

If you don't...
then you obviously don't care if your mom dies BUT I WOULD