Wow, what a week...

And it's only Tuesday. Monday was a crazy day at work. It was Monday..we expect it...doesn't mean will like it! So after I got off work I got the boys and headed home and tried to figure out what I was going to do. I had to fly to Anchorage to take a test for work today...Tuesday. So I didn't know if I should let the boys spend the night with a friend or if I should wake them up at 4 AM to drop them off. I knew that the right thing would be to let them spend the night. I mean it wasn't fair to make them get up at 4 only to lay down again once they got to Heather's. So the rational side of me said yes, take them to Heather's, while the mom side of me said no you can't let them sleep somewhere else! So I asked Logan what he wanted to do. He begged to spend the night. Aaron called and I asked him and he said for me to do what I thought best but if Heather called to tell me Logan wanted to come home I better head straight to get him...see I'm not the only crazy parent in the bunch! (But we are not crazy...just caring loving parents!) I told him of course I would go get him...what does he think I am some mean mom! So the rational side won over. I packed their bags, almost in tears. Logan was bouncing off the walls so excited to go play at Heather's. Lane didn't have a clue...and I don't think he really cared. He loves Heather and I blame her for spoiledness! Once we started down the road Logan tells me he forgot his Daddy Doll and that I need to go back and get it. Well of course I couldn't say no so we did. I get the boys over there and take them in. Logan starts playing right away. I ask him again if he is ok with staying the night...for a slight second he hesitates and then says bye mom! Lane waved at me. It was a lonely, sad ride home. I had told Aaron earlier I didn't know what was wrong with me. I was constantly talking about how insane these two children of mine were driving me and here I was going to be away from them for the night and most of the next day and I was an emotional basket case. It was the first night I have spent away from Lane and it was the first time Logan had spent the night with someone other than family. I couldn't sleep.

After a lot of tossing and turning the alarm clock went off at 4AM...uggggggg...I was out the door and off to meet my plane which boarded at 5:35. Grabbed some caffenine...an Iced Vanilla Latte...I swear I'm addicted! I made it to Anchorage...roughly...but I made it. It's only about an hour flight so not too bad. I studied on the way...trying to cram another inch of that book into my brain. Ate breakfast in the airport and studied some more.

I got a taxi to the testing center. That was experience. That was only the second time I remember being in a taxi...first time I was 12 and with my parents! So here I was trying to talk to this driver that I could barely understand. He had no clue where I needed to go. He knew the street but not the place. So here we are driving down the street looking for the building number at 8:30 in the morning...which might not be to hard in the lower 48 but in Alaska...it's still pitch black dark at 8:30 in the morning!!! This guy was literally stopping in the street...a pretty busy street at that...to look for building numbers. Well the thing was he would look for the building numbers on a school or a church...the testing center was an H&R Block. I mean come on...I had never been there and I knew we didn't need to slow down at those places! Geezzz! I was so ready to get out of that car...I wasn't worried about my test anymore...I just wanted to get out of that car, alive and on time. So $36.00 later I was there. And 5 minutes early. Took my test...in 50 minutes. I knew I had done the best I could have. I just wanted my scores. Well out comes my little paper...and it says...THEY WILL MAIL ME MY SCORE IN 8 WEEKS!!!!! Are you kidding me! All the other girls I work with got their scores the day of the test...why didn't I. I still don't know...just said my score wasn't finalized at that time. So I'm thinking I did really really bad and they are making sure the computer wasn't messed up or I did so good they are making sure I didn't cheat...I'm sure it would be the first...way before the second! LOL!

Since I was near a mall and my flight didn't leave for another 6 hours...shopping I go. It was a pretty nice mall...problem was I wasn't in a shopping mood. I wanted to go get my kids...and take a nap! I walked around for a bit...bought a nice pair of jeans...had lunch...then called a cab. I was going to try to get an earlier flight home...the 1 PM flight was canceled...I had to wait til 3:10. UUUUGGGGG....So I did. I read a book and relaxed as best you can in an airport chair. The guy sitting in front of me was wearing cuffs and under police escort. That's always a nice feeling when your about to get on an airplane. Once we got on they had to de-ice the plane. They ran out of de-icer and had to get more...GEEZZZ PEOPLE...CAN I JUST GO HOME!

Finally I did...met Heather at McDonald's and had dinner and picked up my boys. Logan was not happy at all to see me. He didn't seem to have missed me at all. Heather said there was two times he mentioned me! Yay...I feel so loved! LOL. Lane is always happy to see me so he loved on me at least. When we got home we opened Christmas presents from Aunt Sharon....THANK YOU!!!! The boys love their toys and Logan was looking at the books...wouldn't let me read them to him though. So now after talking to mom and writing this...I'm off to shower and get ready for bed. I am so tired. Work tomorrow!