Sleepy

I am very tired right now. I'm usually not one to complain about it, but I'm really really sleepy.
On New Years Eve I met Jimmy's kids. Kaylee, Tristan and McKenzie. They are all ridiculously beautiful. I'm not surprised, considering who their father is! They are all so polite too. The little ones (Tristan is 7, McKenzie is 3) say please and thank you all the time. And Kaylee, who is 12, calls me 'ma'am', which I'm not really fond of, but it is polite. The little ones took to me pretty well, but Kaylee is not in love with me. She started playing a song on her IPod, the Avril one that says 'I don't like your girlfriend'. I'm not sure if she meant it, or just liked the song. Maybe both. It didn't hurt my feelings, because she's 12 and I expected it. It did surprise me, though. She did it while her dad was in the other room, sneaky girl. When I was leaving McKenzie asked why I couldn't stay the night, and asked if Rex could stay instead, because she felt something of mine should stay at the house. It might as well be the puppy she loves. I told her we'd have to ask her dad, and when he walked into the room she said, 'Her said Res could stay'. Which I didn't, but I kind of did. I like how she says Rex's name wrong, because she can't say the 'x' yet. She is precious. It was a really good night.
I feel a little empty without Rex with me. Last night on my way to Little Rock (Jimmy's kids live in Hot Springs, at our place there, and I'm in Little Rock. We'll all be together someday, but for now this is working really well) I kept turning around to check on Rex in the back seat. He wasn't there, obvoiusly. It's just a habit for me to check on him while we're in transit! I love him so much. I feel like such a nerd declaring my love for a little black dog, but it is true. He's my little boy.