Turn the big three-oh-uh-oh. :wacko:

So, a Father's Day dinner tomorrow, yay for sitting in traffic , then Monday, my daughter has her class trip to a water park out here all day, and then when she gets home, we have to continue the quest for the perfect graduation dress. Tuesday I have to be at work at 5 a.m. and then pick up the kids from school, and HOPEFULLY!!! we found the perfect dress on Monday night, cause otherwise it's happening Tuesday night. Then Wednesday is the big kindergarten graduation for my son, and the big three-oh-uh-oh, and Thursday I'll get to see the perfect graduation dress in action for the sixth grade graduation.

My old boss came into the store today to borrow something for his new store and hugged me I miss him! and when he left, he walked out shouting, "Bye Valerie!!" cause that's our lame joke now. See the story goes... he was the manager of the store near my house that I usually shop at, and so when I found out he got transferred to my store and was shopping, I mentioned it to someone there who immediately called him down to come meet me (in my jeans and flip flops with the kids and Rich all there too). So, then his first day in my store, I walked into the office and he says, "Hi Valerie!" and I went so now he knows it bugs me and teases me like that.

So after I made it through the day that was beyond all reason at work today, cause every manager in the store was off at this one girl's wedding leaving me and one guy who just got promoted and came back to help for today, and the new, now old, boss who just got promoted too, along with the 3 cashiers that called in sick on Father's Day weekend, I went Father's Day shopping with the kids and got Rich a GREAT present. It's something he's been saying he wants for months now so yay!

So, about Father's Day... I just want to take a minute to say, that when it comes to being a father, a dad, a friend, a mentor, a teacher, and a million other things to our kids, Rich is fantastic! I love you babe! It's been 11 1/2 years of this 'father' business... only a lifetime to go, but hey, look at the bright side, in another 15 years, it'll be Grandfather's Day and we can GIVE THEM BACK!

So, last night I was sorta sufing around the net, checking different story sites, and I was at AwesomeDude, and I saw that Camy and Graeme have audio for some of their stories. So I listened to them both, cause I'm a HUGE sucker for accents and I know that they are from England and Australia so I was curious after listening, if it was they themselves who did the readings? Also, I wonder if any of you would rather listen than read? I prefer to read myself, so I'm just wondering.

Anyhoodle... if I'm still alive after Thursday, I'll be 30 then. We'll see how I like that eh?

Hugs, Viv