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What a rotten day. The only highlights were lunchtime with Kim and Pammie and this eveing, hanging out in the jumper with Grant.

I got into work at 7, left at 5 freaking 45. I worked my ass off all day and only got questioned on some stuff in the end. Mike is apparently leaving the post for a few days and decided to start a stupid fight. Why? Why start a fight when you're about to go out and I won't hear from you for DAYS???? I just don't get it!!!???!!! And over stupid stupid stuff too!

So thank God for Kim, Pam and Grant today...thanks for making a shitty day just a tad better, guys! I love you!

Been Awhile!

Since I posted last. I've been so busy with work, I could honestly pack my boys up, throw 3 bathing suits in a bag with some sunscreen and toothbrushes and head to some tropical place, never to return again.

I've been to Arizona 3 times and New Mexico once, with Arizona coming up again next week, Oregon the week after, and New Mexico thrown in somewhere after that too.

The good news is that last Thursday, the news station called the in-laws and had us all head down to the station to do a LIVE FEED to IRAQ!!! We got to see Mike's face, which was a blessing. I totally broke up on live tv, but I couldn't help it. My right leg also made its debut to the City of Baton Rouge. I feel like it should have a white dress and a party now. Anyway, here's the link. There are actually 2 video clips of us...the one with Mike and Brian frozen is the live version (or the leg version) and the one with me and Lauren frozen is the cut up and pasted version because they interviewed us after we got to speak to them. http://www.nbc33tv.com/

I won't lie, we've been having a lot of trouble adjusting to this separation. He's working long hours, I'm working long hours, the last thing we both want to hear is bitching but apparently that's all we can do. Til today. It was monumental. We had a conversation that was just like us again. It was so nice to hear him really laugh. The funny thing about it all was that as I was typing an email to him about that, he was sending me the same exact thing. It really helped me get through the rest of the day easier...especially when Kim and I got some seriously last minute brain work thrown at us. But we got it out, thank goodness.

And in addition to the great conversation, here's what Mike bought me today:

YEAH!!! A new Blackberry! I played with it while the boys jumped in the jumper tonight and I love it so far! Cross my fingers that it stays in my good graces. I told him I wanted one and told him that I can probably get the company to reimburse about $40 of the cost per month and that I was probably going to get it at the end of the week. He told me to take the $ out of his checkbook, Happy Mother's Day! I was so happy, I ran out after that and got it. I'm such an instant gratification brat. Oh well. Guess I'm an instant gratification brat with a Blackberry now.

The boys are doing just great. We had a good weekend. Their Paw Paw came and picked them up on Saturday and took them to Bass Pro Shop and the Zoo. They had so much fun and were WIPED OUT by the time they got home...thank you Paw Paw V!!! I had gone out the night before with my pal, Katherine, and we got tore up bad. Not sure what we were thinking but we had a blast, nonetheless. It's a shame we don't live in the same city anymore. On second thought, that may be a good thing...but back to the boys. We hit Kim's baby shower for her still unnamed baby boy...Kim you REALLY have to get on that, by the way... anyway, a boy from Grant's school was there and so I didn't even hear a peep from him while we were there. Clayton stuck to me like glue, but that's nothing new. Hopefully, I'll get the pics from that soon to post up. Kim's sister took some beautiful pics of the boys that day.

That's us in a nutshell lately!