you know what?  I feel really good.  I don't know why or where it's coming from, but I just feel really darn good.  I have so much going on right now and I should be really stressed out, but I'm just taking it as it comes.  I do what has to be done and forget about it.  My mom is still acting like I don't exist and every now and again, while I'm in the same room, she'll tell someone else that a certain chore has to be done that they can't do, therefore I'm the only one left to do it.  She's acting so immature and ridiculous these days.  I've just learned to ignore her and do whatever the chore is.  My dad told me that I need to start making the house perfect everyday, so my mom doesn't have to do anything and won't be able to find anything to yell about.  He said that everyday, when he gets home, he's gonna look through the entire house and if he finds something that isn't clean or organized, he's gonna take away another privelege.  pretty wild, eh?  well, I'll just have to spend an hour everyday after school making the house absolutely perfect in every way, so i don't get in any trouble.  Talk about Mary Poppins! You guys are probably like, "oh my gosh. that's crazy ridiculous. good luck, gillian!" but I've learned to accept everything my family does, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down! la la la. life is good.