Tammy~ No worries, dear. We’re just happy you stopped in. Somehow, as much as I love my monkeys, a solid month without them sounds somewhat tempting. Especially staring down the barrel of returning to school! I hope you enjoyed the peace and quiet.
AnnMarie~ Don’t beat yourself up about it. It sounds like you handled the panic attack just as you should. A little bit better, day by day. That’s all you can ask. I’m glad you enjoyed church.
Jaclyn~ “always reply to you all in my head while reading” That made me laugh out loud. I kind of do the same thing! Sometimes, when I’m all caught up reading, I actually answer posts or questions, sometimes even out loud!
Susie~ I hope the migraine is feeling better. You know I feel your pain. Awww, you’re so sweet. I like to think he realizes it. But, with my Hubs, you never know. He’s a man of few words (remember what I told you about the sermon at our wedding!) , but lets his actions speak for him. Either way, I know very well how lucky I am. That’s fantastic that SonnyBoy gets to continue circus through university, and at HALF PRICE!! Oh, now, you know there are other things you’re fast at. You just like that it shows off your speed without showing off!
Well, of course we should definitely get some fantastic RobCrack out of the TCA’s. I mean, last year was a veritable smorgasbord of it!! Tonise~ Good luck on resetting that body clock. I don’t think there’s any way I could make myself go to sleep at 10 pm unless I really really wasn’t feeling well. It actually impresses the heck out of me when people can!
Amy~ Yes, like I said, I was at least happy that he was nominated for Water for Elephants as well. Hopefully, it won’t be too awful. And, you all know I’ll watch for Rob anyways.
Marielle & Paula~
Karenna~ Sounds like a fantabulous bit of camping!! I'll admit, I used to enjoy the roughing-it variety, with a tent and an open flame over which to cook and the whole lot. But, I think your version sounds MUCH better!
Fi~ Good grief, it has been a trying few weeks. Glad to know you and GB had a sensible chat and worked everything through. I do feel his pain. Quitting can be a royal pain in the butt and make you short with everyone else, no matter what. But, regardless, I’m glad the man came to his senses and realized what a peach you truly are. In the states, we call those tractor trailers and they scare the living bejeezus out of me. I’m so glad you are okay! You’re right. The damage looks totally cosmetic. I’m not sure what they are playing at, wanting to scrap it. But, it sounds like it makes no-nevermind to you, which I love. Have so much fun at the wedding and with the family.
Marielle~ There just is no substitute for snuggling in with a good book. As far as I know, there wasn’t talk of Kris going to the TCAs. She was always scheduled to be back in London at the end of July. Last year, Ashley and Taylor were with him, which is fine. But, there’s just no substitute for Rob&Kris together at random awards shows. They’re just too flipping cute!
Alright, back to work with me. Catch y'all on the flip side!
Hmmm, adorkable… good grief, I know I’ve been using it for several years. It’s just the perfect term for the man. 
I'm really low energy now, so excuse my lame attempt to respond to you all. I'm also worn out from a "debate" I'm having with Sonny Boy. All I can say is 18 next week does not mean he is mature enough to be an adult. I'll vent later. To be fair, it's not all his fault - we're dealing with some insane "volunteer" requirements for his internship.
I hate it for her. It will make it so much harder on her in years to come. We are going to pay a lot of money to have someone work with her this year to teach her to compensate. The tester said the reason she has done so well so far is that her short term memory is above average, and that has allowed her to memorize the shapes of her spelling words and things. We all feel kind of guilty. We've pushed and prodded for three years now... tears and tantrums all around. 
