With fingers crossed...

I called to see if my kids can come see me for atleast a part of this Memorial Day weekend. They're in Mississippi with their mother, working on their house there. They'll be moving to Mississippi this summer, which is both good and bad from my perspective. One of the reasons it's a good thing is that they'll be a couple hours closer, which is why I'm asking to get them for a couple of days. I could take tomorrow off, drive over there, get them and come home and still have a couple of days with them -- which I would absolutely love. They'd be able to see where I live, play with Doogan and Baylie would finally get to meet her toads -- Mr. Jumpy and Ms. Jumpy (or Jumpy Jr. if we discover it's a boy).

One bad thing about their move to Mississippi is the location. It's way out in the boondocks of NE Mississippi about 40 minutes from Tupelo. The schools are some of the best in the state, but according to the National Board of Education, that ain't saying much. Nevertheless, they're moving there because Angie ("the ex") is following her parents who are finally retiring there. I don't think that she'll ever get out from under them, which is just one of the many reasons we're not together anymore. *sigh*

So...I hope to hear back from her today and hear her say "yes". I don't want to cut into any plans they may have, but at the same time, I want some of their time to be with me. Heck, I only get to see them about once a month as it is and it's killing me!