I got a brand new Wacom tablet for Christmas, and a new computer to use it on! We still haven't gotten the new PC set up yet, so I can't finish any art until then. But the new tablet does have me feeling inspired, so just bear with me.

My brother is home with his family. My niece Dylann is 5 now, and she is adorable. I haven't seen her since summer '08, so she has grown a lot since then.

They brought their boxer, Gunner, who is awesome, but not neutered, so he has some marking behavior that we aren't too fond of. My brother (and my father, actually) don't neuter male animals because they stupidly think it reflects on their own masculinity. God, the animals just don't care that much, you know? If anything, it prevents some health issues and decreases stress. I'm saving up my commission money to neuter Bug right now, though he hasn't shown any marking behavior yet, thank goodness.

We went and saw Holmes on Christmas. Really good movie :) When we came home, there was this ancient black poodle mix in our yard. She was shivering, and had burrs on her feet, and couldn't walk too well. We brought her in for the night and called animal control yesterday morning. Just before he was going to come over and pick her up, the owner contacted him to ask if anyone had found her. So, yeah, it had a happy ending because the owner just lived up the road a ways. She came and picked her up, turned out she was 11 years old and her name is Midnight. Lol, I was so glad she wasn't dumped :D

So, that's what my holiday has been like. Fun, eh?