early return

Well it's only the 2nd and all of the girls had to go back to school today. Dawn because she decided to do her Jan. term this year otherwise she would have been home until the 27th. Chels and Meg had to go back because they basically got screwed out of a decent holiday vacation by the county. They had 11 days off, which just wasn't enough for them or me!! Almost every other county in the state and several other states that I know of, had until the 7th. So my girls were not happy about getting up early this morning and going back. Their break did seem to just fly by. Of course Todd also had to head back to work today, but only for a partial day since we had to take Dawn back up to school. Friday morning he also gets to miss some work, but it's for a very good thing. Hopefully after months and months of saying they will take them off next time, Megan should FINALLY be getting her braces off!!!!! They said it was a good possiblity last time, then decided she needed a few more weeks, plus rubberbands to help, but the orthodontist promised her that on the 4th she would definitely take them off. Unless they see something that isn't quite right, they better take them off or Meg and I both may cause someone some serious pain tomorrow. I know things have to be a certain way before they come off, but they have been getting her hopes up since June that it wouldn't be much longer and then it turned into by the end of the summer, then it was next time, and so on. It's just not nice to get her hopes up and then crush them. She has had them on since August of 2004 and boy is she sick of them, and so are the rest of us :) She can't wait to chew gum again and eat some popcorn!!! So hopefully Friday night we will be having a nice celebration without braces!!! But tomorrow I will be enjoying a day of peace and quiet. I will have the house to myself, well along with my mini zoo!!! I hope everyones new year is off to a great start!!