w00t -- it's Friday!

As you should be able to gather from my Unkymood (at the bottom of the navigation bar over there =>), I'm very excited about today. Why you ask? Well, first off I'm only working half a day. That should make me excited enough as it is. But wait! THERE'S MORE! The reason I'm taking a half-day today is because I'm driving to Missouri to see my family as well as my kids. I can't wait to see everyone, hang out at Dad's house and watch my kids and their cousins play with Doogan.

Despite the travel (a little over 9 hours), I plan on having a fulfilling weekend. I've arranged to swap for the kids tomorrow morning at 10am at the "half-way" point between my dad's place and Forsyth. I haven't seen the kids in over a month...and I miss them terribly. I can't wait for them to meet Doogan, they're gonna love him!

We're leaving around 1pm, swinging through Springfield, Missouri to pick up my baby sister (Carolyn) and then trekking the rest of the way tonight, as the sun starts to decend into the western sky. We'll probably not get there until late into the evening (or perhaps early morning) depending on how traffic is and how many "poop stops" we need to make for the critter...

Wish us luck!