I write these in the morning when I don't really have much time. I did get up a little earlier today so I have a few moments.

On Thursday night, I will be on my way to Missouri to see Shannon, Chris and Alyssa. I am so excited to see them. Shannon and I have talked on Skype a few times and I have gotten to see Alyssa crawl. That has been so fun. But the most fun of all is when Alyssa spots me on the computer screen and smiles at me. That just warms my heart so much and I just want to reach through the screen and pick her up and play with her. I know Shannon is somewhat stressed because Alyssa isn't sleeping through the night yet but I look at that little girl and think how happy and healthy she looks. Teething is hard time in a baby and parent's life and that is also in their near future. But all the same, its something that has to be gone through and 99.9% survive it.

I am also going to see my parents. I am not looking forward to that so much. I think things will be fine but I am realizing as time gets closer to being there that I am not truly over what they did to me this summer. I am getting really irritated with Charla too because the last couple of times she has gone to Mom and Dad's she hasn't called me to let me know how things are going. Last night when I was talking to her, she said something about being tired and I told her that it is what she wanted. I told her that she let the folks set it up so they relied only on her and that she was getting what that presentation did. She likes it that they rely on her and not on anyone else. She likes it that everyone calls her to find out how Mom and Dad are doing. But just wait. Once Mom and Dad are more work or they have passed, she will become the martyr. The only one who took care of the folks; the only one who did anything significant for them. She will claim that Craig and I just swooped in and swooped out for very short time frames and she was the one doing all the work. And she will be right but not because Craig and I wanted it that way but because that is the way she set it up.

School is busy. College is busy. (Thank goodness it is my last semester!) I miss Duane. Its going to rain!! I love that. Random thoughts but the most organized thought is that I have to get out of here and head for work!! Later!