Cauy's last day

Well the day has come. The Clement's have not taken our hints and are still moving this weekend and today is Cauy's last day at Re's. I am trying to explain to him what is going on and that they are going bye bye and will be gone for a long time, but how does a 2 year old really understand something like that? Those Clement's are sure going to be missed.

I was able to get him in at PV for a few days each week to help with Michael's sleep depreviation and he will start his new school in August. The seperation anxiety has set in again and I am not looking forward to dropping him off every day.

The boy will be 2 on Friday. I cannot believe it at all! We are doing his party on Saturday and I am sure that it will be a blast. This child is spoiled!!!!! But whatelse is a mother to do?

Ladies Night Out

It is about time my boys came back to Arkansas. Train will be performing at Riverfest tonight starting at 9:30 pm. My girlfriend and I are making a night of it and doing dinner and maybe a small drink and then headed to the NLR side of the river to watch my band play. If you have never seen them in concert, this is your time. They are amazing! If you like what you hear, pick up their new CD, "For Me, It's You".

Last night we went to the Bewley's for the Clement's farewell party and we all had a great time. I think Chad was a little intimidated by the 12 or so kids running around, but I don't think Mary was a bit phased at all. We are going to miss the Clement's dearly and I wish them the best of luck. Cauy is going to miss is Re & Mr. Matt, but I am not sure how I am going to explain why Ian is not around anymore. Those two are inseparable. What do you expect. They are a month apart and have been together for almost every day for almost a year. Boys will be boys! Those Clement's better stay in touch!

St. Louis or Bust

Well, we are headed to St. Louis in the morning. Going to meet some friends and get all the kids together. It will be about 14 adults and 7 - 2 yr. olds. Wish us luck! We did this last year as well and the kids seemed to really enjoy it. We will be hitting Grant's Farm this year. Hopefully I can get some really good pictures for everyone. See you Monday!

TRAFFIC!!!!!

I cannot begin to explain my frustration with the Arkansas traffic lately! Over the past two weeks, it is like all the idiots and their counterparts have decided to take the roadway as I am trying to get to work or home. My 30 minute commute in the morning has turned into a 1 1/2 hour struggle and don't get me started about the commute home. Last night I had to turn around on Cantrell (after sitting still for about 10 minutes) and then go the opposite direction to head to Maumelle to get Cauy. I finally got turned around at Pavilion in the Park and drove back past my office and went through NLR, drove past my house - waving as I drove by - and went through Oak Grove just to get to Maumelle. I get to Marie's around 6pm to get the child and then as I am turning down her street, there is an accident that had occured a few moments prior where a semi and a car decided to become one. Right where I will need to be turning left to go home. The only good thing about being late yesterday was that semi vs. car could have been Cauy and I. I AM SO FED UP WITH THE TRAFFIC!!! I have contemplated quitting my job just so that I don't have to deal with it anymore. Anyone else noticing a strange twist in our lovely Arkansas traffic system?

Dear friend in need of some prayers!

Long story super short.........

My best friend's mother is in need...well their entire family...of some serious prayers. They have been struggling with a family members problem with theft and lying and it has come down to him now in jail and they have decided to not bail him out. The mother is struggling with the idea of leaving her son in there, but they just cannot afford to bail him out again. They are in financial ruin and it has taken a toll on the entire family. I have been a part of this family for almost 20 years and I have seen it all first hand. Please send some much needed prayers their way. They are going to need all they can get. Please pray for the son and allow him to see what he is doing is wrong and come to grips with his own demons.

Thanks for all the prayers for this dear family!

Grades are in and..........

I did not do as bad as I thought but I still did not do as well as I had hoped. Taking 5 classes, working full-time and having a 2 yr old running around is a pretty difficult task. I am surprised I did as well as I did. My final grades are:

Principles of Accounting: D
Algebra: C
History of Civiliation: B
Cultural Geography: B
English Comp I: A

I am going to retake Accounting on Campus. Taking it online was probably the most difficult thing that I could have done! I have my classes picked for fall and they are as follows:

English Comp II
Cultural Anthropology
Algebra
Biological Science

I am taking Algebra on Campus and I am taking Biological Science as a Hybrid class. I will do all the work online but my labs will be on Campus. I am glad that school is over and I will have some time to myself finally! I am starting my workouts again tonight and I hope to be back down to 105 lbs. by August. Wish me luck.

Mommy & Me Day!

Cauy, Tyler and I decided to go to the Zoo today and spend some time together. This is the first time that I have taken Cauy to the LR Zoo. We went to the St. Louis Zoo last year and he really enjoyed it them, so I knew that he would certainley enjoy it this time. We did lunch first and then headed to the Zoo. You would think that children under 3 would be free, but no, they are $4.00. Oh well, we still had a great time. He saw the Great Apes first and was trying to get to them. He is not really at the age to understand that he cannot play with all the animals. Most of the animals were out and about and he got to go play with the goats. He kept leaning down and talking to them. "Hey doat, mere doat". I wish I would have remembered the camera. I was so mad when I realized that I had ran off and left it at home! I was going to let him ride the camel, but he did not seem that interested in it. After about 2 hours of up and down, I could tell that he was getting tired (as I was too) and we made our way home. He was asleep 2 minutes after leaving the parking lot. Maybe he will take a really good nap and let me get some things done around the house.

We have got some serious work to get done around the house before his party in a few weeks. We need to prime and paint the cabinet that we built, I need to get the flower bed weeded and some new things planted and I want to get the dining room and the living room painted by then, but not sure that I am going to have time.

I am certainley enjoying being school free for a few months! I did not do as well as I wanted to this semester, but I did pass all my classes, so that is what counts. I am off to get some housework done. See ya!

School is officially over

But I am not sure that I did very well this semester. I always seem to put too much on my plate and this time I think I went a little over board. I did not study properly and my grades are surely to show it. My final grades are not posted yet, but I would gather to say that my A's & B's from last semester, will not appear on my transcript this time around. I am off until August 21st and I am going to enjoy every single moment of it with Cauy.

Speaking of Cauy, he is doing well. He is repeating everything that we say, which could become a problem! Man, my eyes are heavy and I cannot see the screen. I better get to bed. 3 hours of sleep last night did not do me well! I will finish updating tomorrow. I need to keep up with this. Michael started a page and is much better at updating his.

Night!

FINALS WEEK!

It is finals week for me. 4 finals in 4 days and I have not even started to study yet. I am going to attempt to cram and work and be a mother and wife, not sure how that is all going to work out, but I really don't have much of a choice at this time. Work is super busy today. All the files that went on hold in August due to Katrina, came off of hold on Friday, so that means that I am stuck with all of them today. Yeah for me! Wish me luck!! I did get a B in my History of Civilization class for the semester. How I pulled that off, I have no idea but it all counts in the end!

Long time, no blog!

Wow, I did not realize that it has been that long since I updated, but I am not sure that very many people read this like they do other another persons blog.

Anyway, wow how this week has changed. As most of you have heard, the Clement clan are leaving us for the great ole' state of Tennessee. I wish them the best of luck and will pray that have a wonderful life with their family in Nashville. They BETTER keep in touch! With this move, Cauy is in need of a daycare provider. I have a call into PV Dayschool and left a message for the Director. I believe that we may have found one by the house, but they are full but are trying to make arrangements to allow Cauy to start ASAP. All the places that I called have 1 - 1 1/2 year waiting lists, so we are not sure what we are going to do. For now, Michael is going to just work and watch Cauy and sleep when he can. We have struggled before and I know that we can make it this time.

School officially ended today, but finals stretch out til the 11th. My accounting class is my worst and I am just praying to walk away with a C in there. If so, I will do a dance for all! Wish me luck on all my finals! I better get back to work. I will try to keep this thing more up to date and I need to brag on Cauy some I guess. Ciao.