Aw, well I have some good news about the HNC here at least - I was able to get some at the grocery store today!

Ya, I was really happy about that. I think other people must’ve been too, cos there were only 4 boxes of it left. I got 2, never bought 2 at once before, but after not having it there for weeks like that, ya, wanting to have an extra box in case they are out of it for a while again (hopefully not).
That’s cool about there being a soda vending machine in your building. It’d be cool if our building had that too, but if it was only a soda one then I wouldn’t be able to make use of it anyway since I can’t drink any carbonated drinks. That’s not nice of your mom to be mad at you for spending a couple dollars on one, I mean it’s your own money so you can do what you want with it. And yup exactly with her own drinking stuff being a) way more unhealthy, and b) more expensive.
Sorry to hear about your sis saying that about your nephew’s bday too, that is not nice at all. I hope she will realize how unkind she’s being and that you’ll get to go to the party. Is there any other way you guys might be able to get there, like on the bus or something? Not sure if the bus service is good in your area or not, but hopefully you have some buses at least, they can definitely be handy. Without them I would be even more limited with where I could go for sure.