Ready for the weekend!

Slack blog but I don't want to get too far behind...
Mine and Damion's anniversary was yesterday. 9 years! I got him a card and put it beside his coffee yesterday morning. He liked it, smiled, gave me a hug and kiss but I didn't get anything in return!! (I'm stomping my feet and frowning.) He said last night he would get me a new phone today. Do I really need a new phone? I don't think I do. I have a blackberry curve 8330...the 8530's are pretty nice though...we will see ;)

Church was last night. Last night of Awana for Emma-Leigh. The Timothy Awards are next week. She had a great time going to the Sparks Store and stocking up on ... junk. She did get Damion a necklace of a cross and a baseball keychain for Father's Day. She gave it to him last night though. She just couldn't wait until Father's Day.

Last day of EOG's for Madison was today. Math. I hope she did well. Exciting adventures coming up this weekend! We are lake bound! All the family will be coming and Bayley will be tagging along. It's her first time to the lake with us and she and Madison are very excited. 25 days until the cruise!

He's home!

We survived!! Damion survived his week without us in Canada and somehow the girls and I survived without him. I hope to never have to do it again. I truly did not know how much I would miss him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder? I believe it!

I went to the gym after work yesterday. Did the eliptical for 35 minutes. That was tough! Then went to mom and dad's where the girls and I grubbed on salmon, broccoli, baked potatoes and salad. It was delicious! I tried to keep myself awake last night by watching Army Wives from Sunday night and The Bachelorette. I drifted off to sleep around 10:30pm or so and woke up about 30min later only to see Damion standing in the bedroom with a big grin on his face. He could not wait to get in our comfy bed! He said he had been up since 3:30am and on the road / in the air ever since. I'm so glad he made it back safely. He got up at 6:45 this morning and took a shower but when he got out he looked a little discombobulated and said he needed to lay back down. He asked me to call him in a couple hours...I've called 3 times and he hasn't answered the phone yet.

Going to the gym tonight..looking forward to the lake this weekend! woo-hoo!

He's coming home tonight :)

Damion is coming home. Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't get to talk to him at all yesterday. It was the only day I hadn't talked to him since he'd been gone. Well not actually TALKED to him, messaged him. You know what I mean. He sent me some pictures of some of his work. Here are a few...



So the weekend was pretty good. Friday night Emma-Leigh had a friend over to spend the night (although she left at 11pm to go home) and we went to dinner with Brett, Sarah & Riley. It wasn't a very relaxing time. EL and her friend, Hannah were constantly calling Riley's name. It got on my nerves so bad that by the end of the night, when she was telling me she was NOT going to go to bed, that she was NOT tired and was gonna stay up all night, I had had enough. Long story short, her mom came to pick her up.

EL had a totally awesome soccer game on Saturday. She came close to scoring 3 different times! I was so so so proud of her :) She played all but the first 10 minutes or so of the game and was worn out. She never once complained....except that her butt was sweaty.

After the game, EL and I headed down to Greenville. Madison was still with Brianna for her birthday so it was just the 2 of us! We met Jen at Papas & Beer for lunch and then did a little shopping. I had a lot of fun catching up with her but it is never enough time. We promised each other we would get together more often. We headed home from Greenville at about 5pm and went straight to the mall to pick Madison up.

Sunday morning we skipped church and were lazy for most of the day. We did go watch Brett play his softball game around 2pm. They lost :( but it was still fun to watch. When we got home, Madison and EL decided to play together. This is a rare occurence. Here's what they did...


Madison is so very creative when it comes to artsy stuff - she takes after her Aunt Tissy. Emma-Leigh, on the other hand, is very dramatic and full of herself!

I plan to go to the gym tonight then have dinner at mom and dad's. Damion's flight should be in around 10:30pm or so. Pray for safe travels!!

Rainy friday :)

The song today in no way reflects the way I'm feeling...I just R E A L L Y like this song (& Bon Jovi).

I skipped the gym last night. Mom was hanging out with Riley while Brett & Sarah had eye dr appointments so it was a good excuse to skip. I was able to steal Riley away from mimi (that's EL) long enough for a few hugs and kisses. She's such a cutie.

So all the normal routine stuff was done early last night and the girls even went to bed and were asleep early so I was able to actually sit down and watch Grey's Anatomy (30 minutes late). I had already decided that I was gonna go to bed early and wasn't planning on watching the whole show since it was 2 hours. But it was the season finale and I could not keep my eyes off the tv. Very intense. I had no trouble falling asleep. I talked to Damion (well, not actually talked but messaged) a little bit last night. The dogs were on edge and were growling and barking a lot and that made me nervous but they calmed down before bedtime so all was good.

EL has soccer practice tonight (if it doesn't get rained out) and Madison will be at Brianna's for her bday party. Hannah is coming to spend the night with Emma-Leigh. After EL's game tomorrow she and I will head down to Greenville to visit Jennifer. I'm very excited about that! No plans other than that...Old Navy has flip flops for $1 tomorrow - I might try and hit that...we will see.

And just for the record, I hate drama and every single piece that comes with it..all of it. I hate it. The less I have to worry about, the better and some people just don't know when to stop. You would think after a while the person that is causing the drama would just get tired - completely worn out from thinking, interrogating and blaming other people. I just don't have the energy. Far too many things to worry about.

Happy weekend everyone :)

2 nights down, 4 to go

Damion flew off to Canada on Monday. I miss him. I didn't think things would be too different with him gone. He already works late and is in the bed when we leave in the mornings, so I didn't think it would be too bad. The truth is, there's a big difference! The dogs don't bark when he (doesn't) come home, there is less laundry to wash/fold, I don't have to make coffee every morning for him, clean out his thermos, make him turkey and provolone sandwiches, wipe up the pee off the bathroom floor, or stay up late while he watchs reruns of The Office or Scrubs. I miss him though. Just knowing he isn't coming home in the evenings saddens me. He isn't able to call out on his phone (he hopes to have that figured out today) but he has been sending me lots of messages. They are 4 hours behind us so it is still very early there. Here's a picture of the house he is working on / staying at...

and the view from the front porch...

He is at Shuswap Lake in Canada.

The girls and I, mom and Bayley went to the mall last night. I was instructed by Damion to buy Madison some shorts this week. Madison is in 6th grade, where brand names mean a lot. She is also teeny tiny and can't fit into other stuff kids her age can. She really wanted a pair of short shorts from Abercrombie. She tried on a 00 and they were falling off of her. So we went to Aeropostale where she didn't find anything she liked. Finally, at Hollister she found a pair of size 0 shorts that looked okay. I also had to buy a belt. Short shorts are NOT allowed at Cane Creek Middle School. When your arms are straight down by your side, you have to be able to touch them with the tips of your fingers. So I was buying these shorts knowing she was not ever going to be able to wear them to school. . . and they're expensive!

Have you laughed about my song choice yet? New Kids on the Block! That was the first concert I ever went to. We went as a family. I've been told I stood up and yelled the entire time they were onstage. I'm sure Tiff and Brett thought I was completely nuts.

I'm going to the gym tonight. Then straight home. We've been out late every night this week and I want to just chill tonight. Tomorrow night EL has soccer practice and Madi is going to a party. Seems like that's all she does anymore.

Grey's Anatomy season finale tonight :)

It's my music week!

I remember when I was in middle school and had this casette tape in my room. I was playing it on my boombox, just jamming away when mom came in and wanted to see what I was listening to. She grabbed the tape case and was SO mad! You see, the front cover of this album is pretty distasteful. It says "Open Up and Say Ahh" and has a picture of a lady's legs on it, with a big tongue in between them. You've seen it before, I know. Mom wasn't too happy. She wanted to know where I got it. I don't remember how or where or when I got it but I had it and she did not want me listening to it anymore....I did anyway. It was my favorite song!

Damion flew out to Canada this morning. He is gonna do a roof job on Murray's summer home. I think he was really looking forward to going. I miss him already. He will be back late Monday night.

Last night we had our farewell dinner at Cracker Barrel. Shawn came along because he and Damion were working at the office. After we ate, they went back to finish up. Here is EL and Shawn playing checkers.


He said he won but she gave him a run for his money! She loves Shawn.

So the weekend was pretty fun. EL had soccer practice friday night while Madison went to a party. Saturday was a soccer game. She did so good. Brett, Sarah & Riley came to watch!




That's Riley's funny face.

So after the game on Saturday, Cindy brought Madison home from her party and at 1pm I took the girls to meet Alejandra at her work so she could take them to her house for Jennifer's bday party. They had a fun time! Emma-Leigh decided to stay the night there and Alejandra brought EL, Jennifer and Kaly over Sunday morning to hang out while she worked. We went to Applebee's for lunch.




Emma-Leigh was a little upset right then. She had just gotten in trouble for pushing her chair back and hitting the lady behind her.

Anyway, fun was had by all!

It's a girl!!!!

Reagan Elizabeth Angel

Pretty in pink...that's all we've ever known! Doesn't look like it's gonna change any time soon. Last night was fun! Dinner was at Ichiban with about 30 other people. Here's how it all went down...Sarah wanted us all to gather for a group picture. That was challenging...we all got set, she said "okay everybody look at the camera and say it's a girl!" I think my mouth is wide open in the picture. I was so excited! After dinner she had 2 cakes brought to each table with the baby's name on them...here's a picture.



Sarah sure does know how to plan a party!

Here's my sweet little Rileybug at dinner...she was so lovey yesterday.



Occasionally Damion will let the girls draw on him with washable markers...last night was one of those times. Here is EL's art work.



Yeah, you are seeing a drawing of Damion and a terd...nice, huh? This is their humor. Pretty gross. As we were leaving Ichiban last night, that was the topic. Another hot topic was baby names. . .what we would name our new baby - if we had one. Damion wants another baby. I'm leaning towards NOT having one. Madison will be 13, Emma-Leigh 8. That is too much of a gap in age. Sure, I'm still young but do I really want to start over? I have no maternity insurance coverage but would hate to think that I am missing out on something...

Soccer practice tonight and a game in the morning - if it doesn't rain. Here's a couple shots from last weeks game.





Can't wait to sleep in 2 hours tomorrow :)

Pink or Blue?

Today is the day I find out if I will have a new neice or nephew...I'm wearing pink tonight. I have blue on right now, but think I should change into pink before dinner....we will see! I am very excited! Not only do we find out the sex - we also find out the name! Super fun :)

Do any of my 'followers' pay attention to the songs I pick daily? Are your speakers even on? I try really hard to coordinate my music with my topic, just in case you haven't noticed.

Madison got her phone back yesterday...she went a whole 10 days without it. Hopefully she will see that it is much easier on everyone if she stays positive!

No pictures to share today...kind of a slack post. There will be more to talk about tomorrow!

Forever Young...

I wanna be forever young...do you really want to live forever?

The answer to that is no. I do not want to live forever. But I want to live just long enough. Long enough to... I don't want my parents to get older. I don't want to see them die. I can't. Can you imagine losing your child? No way. I definitly want to out live the girls. But then again, I don't want them to be in pain when Damion and I pass. Life is so hard, such a struggle. But like Aimee told me this morning "nobody said life would be easy, they just said it'd be worth it."

okay, enough of the depressing stuff..

Last night I left work early to get my hair done. Then ate dinner at mom and dad's. Beans & cornbread! My fav! Here is a once in a blue moon photo of the girls actually playing a game together after dinner...



I cherish the times that they can actually hang out together without fussing and fighting. It really does not happen often...hardly at all.

Today Emma-Leigh got to present her Flat Stanley project to her class. Mom snuck in and took a picture for me. Here she is..



Church is tonight. Since marriage class is over, I might hit the gym while the girls are learning about God. :)

5 day recap

Another one of Madison's songs..I hope the lyrics are okay. I couldn't turn my sound up to proof it. Forgive me if it isn't!

It feels as if I haven't blogged in forever! Ok, I'll try to make this brief...Soccer practice for EL friday night (madi was at the play). After soccer, EL and I went to the mall for Mother's Day presents and a little spoiling of her by me with a trip to Build-a-Bear. Just accessories. No animals - she has 6! We got food to go from the food court and headed to Cane Creek at about 9pm. That was it.

Saturday morning, soccer game at 10am. Mom and dad came. Emma-Leigh did great! She had an awesome throw in which went over her opponent's head and right at the feet of her team mate. Great job! She is really enjoying this soccer stuff.

After the game we went home and hung out until about 1:30pm. Then we were off to the spring fling at Glen Arden. Emma-Leigh had a blast. I left at 4pm to take Madison to the school for the last play performance while EL stayed at the Spring Fling. Brett & Sarah were there when I got back. Here is a picture of Riley holding one of the baby duckies. Not a great picture but it was the best I could do.



After Spring Fling, EL and I went home to find Damion mowing the grass. He sent us to Target for heartburn meds so we were on the go again! Cindy and the kids were at Target as well and after that we headed to Panera for some dinner! Damion worked late mowing the grass at the spec house and at Family Preservation so he was on his own with McDonald's for dinner. I picked Madison up from the play at midnight. Apparently there was lots of drama during the cast play because Cameron called my phone wanting to talk to Madison before she even got in the car. When I got to her, she was just going on and on about what happened that night...boys. ugh. Then she turns the light on in the car and says, "okay mom, look" and I turn to look at her. She has lips all over her cheeks!! Then she proceeded to tell me about how it is tradition for every person in musical theatre to put on stage lipstick at the cast party and kiss everyone on the cheek. That was where the whole kissing question came from!!!! Here I am thinking she wants to get freaky and she just wants to kiss on the cheek! Ahhhh...music to my ears! All I could do was laugh :)

Sunday was Mother's Day. We skipped church because I didn't get in bed until about 1am. Damion slept until noon, Madison until 12:30pm, just because I woke her up. After much deliberation and many hunger pains we ended up having lunch at Papas & Beer on Tunnel Rd. The service was terrible! Then we went to the mall where Damion bought me some pj pants and t-shirt and some jean capris. I will admit, I was a little sad this year. I think Mother's Day just isn't all it's cracked up to be but I thought I would at least get to sleep in. Have a bowl of cereal in the bed? Nope. Didn't happen. Oh well. Emma did make me some really cute crafts though. I should have taken a picture of them...one is a little basket full of flowers. The flowers are made out of pipe cleaners for stems and foam thingies for petals. Very cute! Another was a box that was neatly wrapped, with a bow and had a little note on the top that said it couldn't be opened - that it was filled with love inside. Aw, so sweet! The other was a piece of construction paper that had a drawing of me on it and little fill in the blank phrases. Like..My mom loves it when I....help her clean. My mom looks pretty when....she's dressed for a funeral. (haha. that was my favorite) I love it when my mom...lays with me. Very cute! I didn't get anything like that from Madison :( I guess middle school brings more changes than we realize.

Yesterday was a yucky rainy Monday. I did manage to hit the gym. Then I made the mistake of going to the grocery store. Not a good idea to go when you're hungry...here's EL shopping for lunchables.


yes, she is wearing her robe...who lets their kid go in the store like that?

It is rainy again today. I'm leaving work early to get my hair cut! No gym for me today.

I'm losing my little girl. I don't know what to do. Her attitude is huge. I have lost all control and it's only gonna get worse. I'm at a loss. She is so disrespectful to everyone around her. I don't understand why. She gets everything she wants and needs. Maybe that is the problem. Impossible...that's how it feels right now. Dad says to take all her stuff away. I just don't think that will be effective. She needs a good beatin'! She is such a good kid. She makes good grades, keeps her room clean and organized. I never have to remind her to do anything but her attitude is so negative. I just want to know why. Why is she so negative? Did something happen to make her this way? Does she really hate her sister? I have yet to figure out her love language. I wish I could blame this on her age, puberty, all that stuff. The truth is, it's been happening for awhile. I've gotta get a grip on her. Not a good friday...I wish I could say it was.

1 day closer to Friday!

Another song from Madison's ipod...enjoy!

The last session of marriage class was last night. It was a bit uncomfortable at times. The topic was divorce. When is it okay with God to get a divorce? There's a scripture in the Bible, I don't have it with me or I'd post it, but somewhere it basically says not to divorce unless adultery has been committed. It doesn't say you HAVE to or should but says it is okay if that particular sin has been committed. There were several different opinions amongst the group. I kept my mouth shut. You all know I am not good at keeping my mouth shut. Not for anything. But this time I managed to keep my mouth shut. I was embarassed, ashamed but also proud for making it out alive. Most of the girls in the group said there would be no way they could stay in their marriage if their husbands had cheated. I would probably have said the same thing. Even now, I don't want my man to be with someone else. I don't know that I would leave him though, especially since he has stayed with me. Damion and I have talked about this before. He said he would never put me thru what I have put him thru. But ocassionally, when he gets mad or is extremely tired, he'll say something else to make me think he isn't completely opposed to it. I know he won't. That man of mine is something else. I can not believe that I ever took him for granted. So needless to say, I was a little on edge for a few minutes during the discussion last night. I have nothing to hide. I am not proud of what I did. I would take it all back in a heartbeat. But sometimes God uses the bad stuff and turns it around for the better. Lemons for lemonade, right? Maybe somewhere down the line I can encourage someone else to NOT do what I did, to help them see that they should be blessed with what they have, not to throw it all away just because they think someone else can give them what they think they aren't getting already. It's a tough topic. I can say I will never do it again. Never even think of doing it again. Once a cheater, always a cheater? Nope! Not true.

I had lunch with Sterling & Banks on Tuesday. I hadn't seen Sterling since her high school graduation so it was a lot of fun catching up with her. 1 hour wasn't nearly enough time to hang out though so maybe next time it can be longer. Here is a picture!

aren't they cute?


This is a picture I took of Riley a few days ago. She is concentrating on the ladybug that is crawling up her arm. <3 that little girl!


This is me showing off my new Lia Sophia necklace that I got off ebay for....you ready? 0.99. That's right folks, 99 cents! Shipping was $7.99 but isn't that a great deal? Now don't go and get on ebay. I'm warning you!! It's addicting!

Going to see "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" tonight at Cane Creek. EL and I are looking forward to it!

When can I kiss?

Just when I thought Madison didn't want to talk to me, she hits me with this question. I guess the Madison song of the day is appropriate. I haven't answered her question yet. So much for mother-daughter talk...here's how the night went. I went to the gym right after work. Left the gym, went to pick EL up from Vickie and Donald's. She had already eaten dinner so that was good. I ran by the grocery store for about 5 needed items. Left with a buggy full. Got home, put it all away and EL and I hopped in the shower. At this point it is about 7:45pm. Madison has to be picked up from school at 8:30pm so I am rushing around like a mad woman. So we're in the shower and Emma-Leigh wants me to count while she holds her breath "under" water in the shower - which is really her letting the water beat her in the face while she holds her breath. Remember, I am in a hurry and just want to get this shower over with so we can run and get Madison. EL doesn't know how to hurry. Her favorite word is wait. So I take a deep breath, count to 114 while she holds her breath. Not in seconds, mind you but really (really) fast counting. The shower is over, we are in our pj's and headed out the door to pick Madison up. We arrive at the school, all the while EL is reading me a book. She wants to know what I think the book will be about, based on the cover and the pictures. Ugh! I don't know! Just read the book! is what I'm really thinking. Then the guilt sets in again and I apologize to her. She's just a kid, right? I need to enjoy all this. But I'm in a hurry and don't really have time to even think about her book. So anyway, Madison gets in the car and proceeds to tell me that she "accidentally" broke her phone. She has an env touch and the screen is totally messed up. The glass isn't broken but something on the inside is shattered because you can't see anything. That means no texting! So she wants to know if she has insurance on it, blah blah. I don't know the answer to that question, Damion will have to help her with her phone. So that's cleared up. Then she says...."I have a question for you." In her all serious voice that actually kinda scared me. I say "ok, what is it?" She says, "it's just a question." I'm on edge now..I just want to hear what she has to say. So she says..."when can I kiss?" I'm kinda dumbfounded, in shock, repeating the question..."when can you kiss? uh, I don't know. Do you have a new boyfriend?" She says no, she just wants to know when she can kiss. She wants to know when I first kissed...uh, my wheels are turning now because I can't even think fast enough. "Uh, I don't really know Madison. Are we talking a pop kiss or a toungue-down-your-throat kiss?" Her nose gets all wrinkled up and she says..."Ew, no. Just a regular pop kiss. How old were you, mom? Did you ask your mom if you could kiss?" I'm thinking...uh oh. I have been talking about wanting her to talk to me and she finally does and now I don't want to talk!! Then, I'm saved by the bell! My phone rings and it is Tiff. She is having just the best night (not really) with the girls home by herself while Todd is at soccer. So I throw the question at her. Oh how I do not want to think about another person's lips on my daughter's lips. Yuck. That's my baby!! So Tiff and I both know that 6th, 7th grade is about the time we were kissing. We also don't want that for her. It's all down hill from there, right? So I hang up with Tiff and Madison says..."You still haven't answered my question." UGH!!Really?!? So I try, I really did try. I said, "well, boys are kinda gross and germy so make sure he's clean, okay? And don't kiss him just because he's pressuring you to or whatever, ok?" and she's like "When, mom?" and I just shout "I don't know!" and I make this pouty sound like...I don't want to have this conversation. So I tell her we'll talk more later. I need time to think about this!!

Tuesday...will it ever slow down?

I feel like a broken record...time,I hate it. The days go by so fast.

The song you are hearing? Another one of Madison's songs. I have decided that this week is Madison week...you'll be hearing a new song each day that I have had to listen to over and over again on the way to school. Hope you enjoy it!

I went to the gym last night. All I could think about was food. Anything and everything sounded good to me while I was torturing myself on the treadmill. All I had was water. When I got home, I was so hungry that I ate the quickest thing I could...ABC's and 123's with meatballs. Nice, huh? You should be very proud of me though. I went thru the drive-thru at chick-fil-a after the gym and only ordered food for Emma-Leigh. I did steal a french fry before handing her the bag though. Shh!! Less than 4 weeks until the pool opens..less than that for the lake and my body is so not ready. It will never be ready but I'm gonna sport that bikini like it's my job...and you're gonna like it :) I crack myself up!

So Madison had stage crew until 7:30 last night...tonight she has it until 8:30. She is getting home so late, which means homework starts even later. She didn't make it to bed last night until after 10:30. She got up okay this morning though. So that was good. It will all be over on Saturday. I'm looking forward to seeing the play on Thursday!

Emma-Leigh went to a not-so-great tattoo artist last night. She came to me and said she wanted a tattoo "in the same place as Aunt Sarah's, right near the butt crack." She is so funny! I applied it, made sure the paper was straight...and then removed it to find it was crooked. Oops! She said she likes it that way though. Thank goodness!



Today Vickie is picking Emma-Leigh up from school and she is very excited. She gets to be a car rider and hang out with her friends while waiting to be picked up. That's the social butterfly in her I guess.

I'm having lunch with Sterling today. I can hardly wait!!

Wouldn't it be nice to be a billionare? Another one of Madison's songs...I kinda like it.

The weekend went by so fast. Time is my biggest enemy.

Friday night we had Emma-Leigh's soccer practice and then had Jersey Mike's for dinner.

Saturday EL had a soccer game at 10am and then after that I took the girls to the mall to get their hair cut. We had lunch together at Chick-fil-a, bought lots of smelly lotions and candles at Bath & Body works and went to Victoria's Secret for more lotion and a new sweatshirt for Madison. EL got stuff at Bath & Body and lipstick at Victoria's Secret. I splurged a little bit this weekend but it was their reward for doing so well on their report card...good reason, right?



Madison mainly had a trim..



EL had about 5 inches cut off. She loves her short hair!

After that we went home and started cleaning. Madison showed me how much she appreciated her gifts by dusting and vaccuuming her own room. I love it when she does stuff like that!

Emma played dress up...here she is being quite seductive...



When I finished cleaning, the 3 of us went to Nachos & Beer and met Kim for her birthday dinner. We had a lot of fun! I am so glad we went.



Kailyn spent the night with us Friday night and she and Madison had a good time bonding. It was the first night they had ever done that. Kinda neat, Madison is in 6th grade and Kailyn in 5th, Kim and I were in 6th when we met.

Sunday we were off to Fun Depot for Brody's bday. The girls had lots of fun playing there..Emma-Leigh even scored a hole in one on the putt-putt course! yay EL!

After the party, we (and Damion) went to Outback for dinner. Cindy, Randy & the kids came too. It was oh so good! The best part was when 2 elderly ladies that were sitting beside us got up and complimented our kids. They said it was a pleasure sitting next to them. We couldn't have been more happy! I was grinning from ear to ear. We don't get that very often and it felt good to hear it:)

I should talk about the convo my sister and I had on Saturday. She sent me a message saying she thought she was at the age now where she wanted her big sister. I think I shed a tear when I read it. Of course I responded with my sarcastic, "it's about time". We have our moments but it's when you get older that you realize your family is always gonna be around, no matter what. I hope we are able to spend more quality time together soon. I am looking forward to it, I really am.

So now it's Monday. Back into the routine. Madison has stage crew all this week. I think I am going to go to the gym tonight. . . I do have to take her dinner to school when I get off so it will be later than normal. I really need to go.