BACK TO SCHOOL!

You can't see it but I'm doing the Happy Dance over here.  By 8:00 the last of the school-aged Oompa Loompas had left for school.  (Was it my imagination or did all the teachers on the playground look a little depressed?)  Now its just me and Zack, and I am soooo happy!  I got the Frankenputer back online, although my broadband modem is still fried.  I never thought I'd be happy to hear the screeching sound of a dial-up modem, but it sure was nice to get it back up and running.  My poor little 'Dhell' is still sitting on the other desk, all its wires disconnected, waiting for the para-technics to take it to the operating room.  I hope its not a long procedure, and I hope that it doesn't involve a transplant.  I have literally  1000's of picture files on the hard-drive, I will probably cry if they are lost.

I got absolutely no sleep last night.  I remember glancing at the clock once at 2:45 and then again at 3:30.  It didn't help that Dickidoo was snoring happily beside me.  He wasn't even loud so I can't blame my insomnia on him.  I just hate when he can sleep and I can't.  It makes me just want to kick him awake.  But I was good, I let him sleep, because I can take a nap now that the kids are in school!

Today is my oldest boy Gabe's 21st birthday.  We are still waiting to hear if he will be able to visit us before he leaves for the Gulf next month.  If he can't then I will probably go on a road trip out his way.  I don't even know when he is leaving... I don't want to know... but I can feel the seconds slipping through my fingers at an alarming rate.  I keep thinking that if I don't think about it then it will slow down and maybe even go away, but that hasn't happened yet.

Happy Birthday Gabe, wish I could be there to celebrate with you today.  Hopefully we'll get to have that drink when you get here in a couple of weeks.... See you soon... Suger Booger! 

For now, I will lounge on the sofa in front of the TV with the remote, a stack of dvd's, a bottomless cup of coffee, some peanut butter cookies (thank you Rocky) and Belgian chocolate!  Ahhhh, the life of a stay-at-home-mom!  It doesn't get much better than this!  (well, having my broadband and computer back would be nice).