Phone lines, bombing journal, plans, my sore back

I called my brother this afternoon to see when they'd pick up our sister from the airport. Jon said he'd call back and let me know about Steph. So I left my phone lines open to calls, without the usual defense of Call Block. I didn't get one phone call.. imagine my surprise when I checked my Graffiti and found an email from my brother, asking where my reliability was because they'd tried to call me a few times. My phone lines can be weird, even if my parents are kinda frustrated by what they think is my stubbornness and the non-family orientation. It's not what they perceive, coz it's the truth! (maybe phone line problems are contagious, haha)

When I called the townhouse after getting that email, my brother answered and wondered what had been up with me. It was my phone lines, I told him. He thought that was a stupid excuse and said so.. if only I could say that to certain people without serious repercussions, I'd be SO golden! ;) But I told him that it was true, and not just an excuse. I'd rather have seen my sister than be home... at least, after I finished typing up / emailing an article on the Christmas light displays around the Vancouver area for someone. :P (and that took two and a half hours.. I didn't know it would take so long!)

Talked to my sister for a while... she forgot the UT hoodie in Toronto, since she was so busy with stuff. Steph thought I was being shallow when I joked that she'd have to pay for the omission.. of course I wasn't, since it was a JOKE. We'll see if she'll remember to give it to Mom in February when she visits... that is, if she's even bought it. :P She won't let me have the road trip bombing journal, either.. she doesn't trust me with it, thinks I'll burn it, and thinks I will type it all out for online people to see.

My mom told me about a bunch of family dinners and things coming up in the next week and a half, so we'll see how many of them I actually go to! I think I'll have to go over to the townhouse on Christmas Eve, as I have to be at church early on Christmas Day to help with all the (Awana) kids. Unlike that sister of mine, I won't be forgetting anyone's stuff for Christmas / birthdays... I'm better than she is with that!

I just hope my back holds up through all this... I think it started getting painful after the movie night on Monday. I would do Corey's back bridges or something, but it's too painful to even think of moving much. :| At least it's not related to the accident I was in last year!