greetings from port angeles, washington! man, of the 4 times i've driven up to canada, this being my 4th, this is the longest it's ever taken me. almost two whole days later, we're only on the northeastern tip of washington. we didn't even stop anywhere to sightsee. we just leave late, and this time around we got really held back because of the snow. had to stop to put on and off the tire chains because of snow from northern cali to southern oregon. couldn't go more than 35mph with them on, so it took quite some time. i'm very tired because it's only been me and my dad switching as drivers. my mom and my brother just chill in the back, sleeping most of the time. tomorrow morning we'll finally reach our destination: canada! we'll be taking the car ferry over to victoria island, finally do some sightseeing, then ferry over to vancouver. =) i love vancouver. i have my favorite spots. hopefully the weather will permit for some good sightseeing. i have lots of things i've been wanting to show my parents in vancouver. =) yay! i love roadtrips.

winter break.... *breathe* finally. time to just relax and breathe. it's hard to believe it's already nearing the end of december. my second year will be over in no time, at this rate. first, gotta get better. my health is an issue yet again, but i did lots of sleeping in already. =) i couldn't even drive home friday after school. my mom and my brother, who showed up on the last day for our holiday celebration, drove me home to feed me, since i hadn't eaten all day (good job, janet). anyway, i think i'm on the road to recovery, slowly but surely.

now that i don't have school, i really don't know what to do with myself. today is the first weekday off. i was gonna go back into school to get more work done, but it's a lil late for that. maybe i could wash my car. maybe i could do some shopping for gifts. maybe i could sleep more...

one of our classroom pet hermit crabs died this past week. it was the first time that we experienced a death together. i was so horrified when i discovered that Equity died. i don't know how or why she died. in any case, we went together to the back of the school to the Peace Garden and found a spot to bury her in the ground. my kids were very dignified and mature as we took care of everything. i told them that maybe after a while Sandy will want a new friend, and that i would go to the pet store to find another hermit crab.