What a day

Holy crap, what a day. I'm telling you, I can't take a whole lot more of days like today. I'm so tired of drama at work-I just want things to calm down and to get back into a workable routine.

My partner at work is leaving to go back to the streets. Part of me is looking forward to it, part of me isn't. Greg, my current partner, is a great guy. He was Steve's childhood best friend and is his former brother in law as well (how wierd is that!). I love him dearly and we work well together most of the time. Love his heart though, some days I just want to kill him. He is the poster child for adult ADHD. That all being said, I'm so sad to see him go. We just made a dang good team. We worked well together and as he said today we "stood by each other through a lot of battles." I knew with Greg that SOMEONE always had my back. I'm really going to miss him. I won't miss his ADHD, but I'll miss our partnership. It's definately been one wild adventure with Greg.

Steve stayed home again today. He's not feeling great, but he is feeling better, so that's good. I didn't leave work tonight until 5:45-an hour and fifteen minutes after I normally do-and he didn't call me until 5:50. I teased him that it was a good thing I was in need of help or something since he obviously wasn't worried about me. And then I did a bad thing. I asked him if he had picked up Tanner, knowing full well that she was sitting in the seat next to me. He panicked and said "No, don't you have her?" I told him no and there was just dead silence. I couldn't keep it in, I busted out laughing, as did Tanner. Yea, he was ready to kill me. We found it funny. He had a heart attack.

I decided today that I would take Tanner out to dinner before I leave for Florida. We like to go out to eat at a nice resturant and then not eat all of our food, take our leftovers to Steve, and share a desert. She's having a little bit of a hard time with me going so far away, so I thought it'd be good for us to have a girl's night. I asked her to go with me and she says "Uh, Mom, what about a family night instead?" Yea, I used to be cool before Steve came along! I'm glad that she loves him so much. So tomorrow night we are going to dinner before we go to dance class and then on Saturday night we are having pizza and game night at the Parker household. I can't wait!
Tanner started her period again today. She's done so great and I'm so proud of her and how she handles it. She cracked me up though because she asked me if she should wear a panty liner or "one of those big ones?" I told her definately a panty liner since it's only the first day and she said she'd "feel better" in one of the big ones. Seriously!? I about drove off the side of the road. I told her to defiantely wear whatever she's comfortable wearing.

Tanner's favorite lunch days at school are "Double Dog" days. That's where you get two for one hot dogs. Even though she only eats one hot dog, she thinks she's big stuff. Well today was double dog day. When I picked her up, she told me she got a baked potatoe and some mandrin oranges for lunch. I asked her why she didn't get double dogs and she said "well, we had them last week and we are having them again next Friday, so I didn't think having three weeks ins very healthy, so I got something differt." Those of you that know my girl well-yea, she could care less about health!! It was a hoot. Sometimes I don't know where she comes up with things!

One more Tanner story and I'll be done. Tonight she was grounded from the tv so she spent the evening in her room listening to music. Even though it's punishment, I still hate that she spends the night in her room. So I went in there before my bath and she and I started dancing to her High School Musical 2 Soundtrack. She even hollered at one point "Get your groove thing on momma!" Oh my gosh, I used muscles that I had forgotten I had! I think Tanner was just impressed that I could keep up with her. We had a blast dancing together. I love and cherish the times like that.

Well, American Idol is over. I've taken my meds and my eyes are tired. I think I'll go to bed. Hope everyone had a wonderful day! Tomorrow is hump day-YAY!!!


P.S. 5 days until Florida, 10 days until the Rascal Flatts concert!!!