Oh My! Busy at Work!

I have been so slammed at work that it's not even funny. I can not begin to tell you how crazy it's been. I've got 3 closings tomorrow, one in FWB (25 mins from my office) and then one in Panama City (50 mins from my office in the opposite direction from FWB). Yeah, it's going to be a crazy day. I'm thankful for the business. I truly am. I love being crazy busy. I think it's great. It helps me accomplish so much more then when I am so-so busy. I seem to stay on track more than when I'm slow. I think we're going to hit 37 closings this month. 37 freaking closings. We had 9 last month. Yes, I think it's freaking great. We've gotten in 43 orders since the 1st and that's on top of the 34 we had last month. I'm soooooo happy!

Mackenzie is spending the night w/ Olivia from school tomorrow night. She is so excited she can hardly stand it. She is going home w/ them from after school care tomorrow and then they are going to the movies. I've got to be in FWB at 8am Saturday morning for one of my favorite realtors customer appreciation breakfast. Yes, that's almost an hour from my house but she really wants me there and it will be a good time to meet new clients. The bad thing is the lady who Kenzie is spending the night w/ wants us to meet for breakfast in SRB at the Donut Hole and I don't know what time yet and I've got to juggle it all. I could easily skip out on the breakfast that Betty is having but you know I don't want to do that. She's couting on me to be there.

Lee was off today but had to go in to work and have lunch w/ one of his wine/liquor reps and a big wig w/ one of the big liquor makers. His restaurant is the highest volume restaurant in the area. Last year they sold 12,xxx glasses of their medium priced wine. That right there is a profit of $69,xxx. I can't imagine. It's such a huge profit margin. Lee has done so many things in working w/ the wine reps and has negotiated such great prices and done more in the past 6 months then have been doen in the past 6 years at his store. I know they are so proud of him and he does such a great job. I think he is great at what he does.

Since Lee was off of work today he picked up the kids and I went and got my haircut and highlighted. It had been 2 1/2 months since I had a haircut and since October when I got my hair highlighted. She darkened it up a little bit but you know I'm thinking I'd like it to be lighter. Not as blonde as the girl did it the last time but just a little lighter. I think I'll go back tomorrow and get her to lighten it. Lee is off tomorrow too. We'll have a semi date night w/ just Jackson. He's not too much trouble.

Oh my goodness! Jackson is a mess. He woke up before me this morning and wanted me to get up. He told me "get up mommy, move...den...go... get up... now" and he's grabbing my arm making me get up. He's a mess. I'm telling you in the past few weeks he has been talking up a storm. Saying so many new words and communicating so much better. It's great! Oh and tonight when I got home I changed his diaper while he was asleep. Well he woke up and wanted me. I laid down with him and I didn't have my head on the pillow completely and he said "down mommy... night night" and then pushed my head down. Yes, he pushed my head down. Silly boy. He's getting bold.

I caught part of Oprah's interview w/ Shawn H., the boy who was abducted in MO 4 years ago. I just think the entire situation is so sad. I mean I know it sounds odd having a boy riding his bike, on the computer, phone, etc. and not calling for help but I can only imagine what happened to him in the beginning that scared him shitless and made it where he didn't want to and was scared to reach out. I mean no telling what they guy did to him and told him he'd do if he contacted anyone. And I'm fairly certain the freedom he had when he was found was not given to him in the beginning. I hope that the guy who abducted him is in prison for the rest of his life and he is abused in the same way that he abused the two little boys. I know that is harsh but I just think of it in the perspective if it happened to one of my kids I'd want the worst punishment for them.

I've always said to certain people I already know what I'd do to anyone who ever hurt my children. I know this sounds sadistic and harsh but you know when someone hurts your babies you want the worst. I'd find the person who hurt my family and then I'd bring them to my home and tie them to a bed. Stretch their legs as far as they'd go without him dying from the pain. Then I'd take little razor blades and cut litte slices all over his arms and legs and his stomach and sides of his face. I'd think take alcohol and dribble it in all of the cuts. Okay, that's all I'm going to say for now but let me tell you I'd make him suffer. For a very very long time.

I'm off to eat my bowl of ice cream and then to bed. I've had a long day and it's almost 11. I need some beauty rest before my crazy busy day.