I'm done!!!!

I actually accomplished something. I finished my medical transcription training! I enrolled around October 2006 and intended to finish in 6-9 months, but obviously took almost 2 years. There were times when I wondered if I have ever finished anything that I started. I have surprised myself. I still need to take my final exam and then receive my certificate, but all my assignments are done and I am waiting on the school. Then I need to apply for a job and I don't know how that will go, but I am just happy to finish something. I am so happy that I will not be so stressed out all the time. It will be nice to be free to do more things with the kids for the rest of the summer.

Memories

1. As a comment on our blog, leave one memory that you and I (Clay or Allison) had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty fun to see the responses.

Nothing

This really isn't a hot topic, but I just wanted to update my blog for the blog junkies. You know who you are.
I was cracking up one night because of a commercial for desolvable gas prevention strips. The interviewer was complimenting the guy about his resume, but he kept hearing gas terms like-flatulence, gas, bloating, etc. Then her assistant comes in to give her a message and said "your son, Rip, is on line toot." I still think it is so dang funny even while I am typing it, I am laughing. Have you seen the commercial? I don't know if I described it well enough.

What a mess

I have been up really late studying so that I can finish my class before Jaron visits. I am about 2 weeks away from finishing, but I have to study after everyone goes to bed. Last night I was up until 3:30, so this morning I was so tired.

After breakfast was done and cleaned up, I went up to my room to lay down while Dallan watched cartoons with Ry and Leah. I didn't know it, but Dallan came upstairs, so the little ones were unattended. Leah got into the pantry and left it open. Ryan took advantage of a wonderful opportunity. He finally had his chance to pull everything out of the pantry. When I came downstairs to fix lunch, this is what I saw...

The kids were playing in the oats like it was sand in a sandbox.

It was wonderful when it was all cleaned up and it was time to put Ryan to bed. But now Ryan can get out of his crib and open his locked door. After putting him back like ten times he finally stopped getting up. I can't even begin to tell you how frustrated and tired I am. On the other hand, in a few days I will find it all amusing. I don't know, ask me in a month.

Another world

One of Clay's mission presidents, Pres. Bailey, emails us to keep us updated about his family and sometimes about the families of the missionaries that he presided over in the New York, New York south mission. He recently sent us this message:

Dear Everyone
Bart (a New York South Missionary) and Monica Bradley have been living in Bangalore, India with an international assignment with PCW (Price Waterhouse Coopers – Accounting firm) for one of their two years.
I have obtained permission to have you visit his picture library on their blog at www.mylittlemule.blogspot.com and see the many facets of a country we know little about. Please also read about the conversion of their driver Stalin. To see the info on Stalin go to the bottom of the page under 'Blog Archive' and click on '2007'.)Please enjoy
John & Lesley Bailey

If you have the time, you should check it out. The pictures are amazing and it made me want to travel. I especially loved the blog archive for 2007 that talked about Stalin.

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Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD

We had a great time at the baseball game for my birthday. It rained earlier that day, so the stadium wasn't packed. Towards the end of the game it rained again. Not enough for a rain delay, but enough for some people to leave early. Plus, the game went into extra innings, so people had to get home. Hence, the reason we have closer seats. This is right behind left field after the game ended around 11:30.

I'm 30!

I turned 30 and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I really don't feel any different than being 25. I do wish that Clay was done with school, but that's ok. As long as he is done by the time I am 40. I had a great day. Clay took the day off and made me breakfast in bed. We went shopping and out to lunch (at Target-oooo fancy) and then went back to the house to put Ryan to bed for a quick nap. After hangin' out for a while we then got ready and went to a baseball game. We saw the Orioles loose to the Royals 6 to 5 in the 11th inning. It was still fun and really nice to be with some of our ward members...it was Mormon Night at the ballpark. I love baseball and I can't think of a better way to spend my birthday. The game went late, so we got home around 12:30 and crashed. Our camera was in the car, but Clay got a couple of pictures on his cell phone that I will add to the blog later!