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The last week has gone by sooooooooo fast! We double dated Friday night with some friends. We went to see The Kingdom. Awesome movie! Then, Saturday morning Craig left at the crack of dawn, headed to So. Cal for some family love. He's having fun but he's ready to be home (some time tonight). I can't imagine living that far from my family for so long. I survived two years in California, but I HAD to get back to Ft. Worth. I say I'd follow Craig to the ends of the earth, and I would... but I'd rather just stay right here.

My life these days is better than it's ever been. Sure, some days I'm ready to scream but I have amazing kids and a husband that I don't deserve. He's amazing, and it's hard to imagine that ten years ago I didn't even know him. The thought of that is staggering. He's kind, patient, smart, funny, talented and generous and for the life of me I don't know why he loves me... but he does so I'll try not to look a gift horse in the mouth! (Yay for ME!!! LOL)

I've done alot of shopping the last few weeks, but it got ugly this weekend. Craig is going to want to know if my spending was disgusting or really obscene. Uhhhhhhhhh, it's not THAT bad, especially when you consider that I haven't bought myself a single thing! I'm waiting for Craig to be here to help me make sure I get the best deal I can on a new digital camera. I'm getting a Nikon D80 and the extra lense and I really need to make sure I get the best deal possible on this. I have three other damn digital cameras, all Sony's, and I want this to be my last.

Ryan signs her letter of intent for the basketball scholarship on November 14th. She doesn't technically sign anything for the track scholarship because all of her scholarship money comes from the basketball program. We leave the next day for a tournament in Austin so she's going to have to settle for the school's version of a celebration. The newspaper guy comes and takes pictures and blah blah blah... whatever. I just want that sucker signed so that it's done. Know what I mean?
(Side note on Ryan: She and I were cruising Macy's on Friday and we happened to come across a dress she wanted her prom dress for this next spring to be "something like" (her words). So I told her to try it on so I could see. All the while I knew this was a VERY touchy subject. She is 6' 2 and its impossible to find even formal dresses long enough for her. The last two were the two piece thingy's from David's Bridal that she cost almost $350 each and she HATED but we had to order the EXTRA long skirt just to get one even CLOSE to being long enough. So she's in the dressing room and I heard a scream (literally, a scream!) so I go running in there and she's smiling from ear to ear! WTF? She just keeps saying, "OMG look!" So I'm looking but I didn't see any mice or anything (that's the crap that makes ME scream!) and she's pointing to her feet. "Ohhhhhhhh!" I said. "Yeah, you really DO need a pedicure... but is THAT worth screaming about?" At this point, she's ready to slap me because I'm just not getting it. Holy CRAP! The dress was long enough!!!!
AND it was only $190!!! OMG YAY for me AGAIN!!!! So now we just seem really prepared for an even that will take place in precisely 6months and 6 days.

I took both dogs to the vet this morning and got all their shots and whatnot. They scheduled Jade's ACL surgery for the period that they'll be boarded (while we're in Austin) and more blah blah blah stuff. UNTIL... the vet called me about an hour ago to tell me that there was a problem with Woody's labwork. He's 8 yrs old and takes Rimadyl for the narrowing of his spine so they want to make sure his liver enzymes are all ok. So of course my heart is beating 90-0 and I asked, very loudly I might add, "What do you MEAN there is a problem?" the vet said, "Well, he's got the bloodwork of a 3 year old!" Wait... you scared the shit out of me for a joke? A BAD joke? He really thought it was funny stuff that my LAB (he actually said, "Get it? LAB? Yes, doctor, I know he's a labrador) had "young" blood... whatever the hell that means. I don't joke about my dogs. Kids, yes. Dogs, no. Ever.

So, other than all of this stuff and going to school, the only thing going on is the start of basketball season. T minus 7 days and counting! YAYAYAYAY!