Olympic Pins and Tye's Olympic Aspirations

I promise this will be my last Olympic blog for at least 16 months! lol As I spoke earlier, I told you about the pin case that I thought I was going to get from work. Well I got it and forgot to post it until now. I LOVE IT! And am so glad I got it. A great way to display my pins and hey it included a whole lot more pins inside the bag!!! WOOHOO for me! lol

So here they are with a discription of each because I am not sure the pics turned out that great:
Olympic Pin Bag from Visa, for the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics

Set A.--Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics and Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics
1. Sydney 2000 Logo and Visa logo
2. Sydney 2000 Logo and Visa logo with boomerangs around the outside
3. Sydney 2000 Logo and Visa logo next to the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Bridge
4. SLC 2002 Logo United We Stand red, white and blue with star pin--I believe my sister sent me this pin. It was in commemoration of the Sept 11, 2001 attack
5. SLC 2002 Logo and Visa logo with sliding ice skate
6. SLC 2002 logo and the Utah mountains and Betty Crocker spoon on top--I got this from Albertsons if you bought a Betty Crocker product
7. SLC 2002 logo and the Betty Crocker spoon on bottom--also from Albertsons
8. SLC 2002 logo and the Betty Crocker spoon on two oven mitts--also from Albertsons

Set B--Athens 2004 Summer Olympics and Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

9. Athens 2004 logo and Visa logo under a charriot

10. Athens 2004 logo and Visa logo next to an American Flag and bicyclist

11. Athens 2004 logo and Visa logo circled in an olive branch

12. Beijing 2008 logo and Visa logo on a Chinese lantern

13. Beijing 2008 logo and Visa logo under a bicyclist that goes back and forth

14. Beijing 2008 logo and Visa logo on a Chinese fan

Set B--Torino 2006 Winter Olympics (it has its own page because I have so many!)

15. Torino 2006 logo and Visa logo next to an figure skater that spins

16. Torino 2006 logo and Visa logo on a snowflake

17. USA, Olympic rings, and shape of Italy with 2006 next to it. The top says "Kick the Fever" and the sponsor is Children's Motrin! lol I got it off the top of the box of Children's motrin when I bought it (hmmm, I never checked this time to see if they had any...guess I should have! Maybe I still can!)

18. Torino 2006 logo and Visa logo next to a pair of skis

19. Torino 2006 logo and Visa logo next to a figure skater with the mountains behind

20. Torino 2006 logo and Visa logo next to a snowflake and a speed skater

21. Torino 2006 logo and Visa logo under the mountains and a snowboarder that flips upside down!

22. Tonino 2006 logo and Visa logo by the mountains and a downhill skier

23. Tornio 2006 and Visa logo

24. Torino 2006 and Visa logo by the mountains and a bobsled.

I love them all, but I especially love the ones that something moves or spins! Makes them extra fun! Once again, if anyone happens to have any and don't care about them I would be more than willing to take them off your hands and add them to my fabulous and hopefully ever growing collection! :-)

So I was posting this on a Spark team I was on and decided I better put it here too for future posterity! lol Tye LOVED the Olympics almost as much as his mommy! If I was doing something during a commercial and I wasn't back yet when they came on he would say "Olympics back on!!!!!!!!" lol

Tye likes to immitate all the athletes. Whatever sport is on he tried to do exactly what they did. He does the "ready, set, go" like the track people! He crouches down and then when you say "set" he sticks his bum in the air and then when you say "go" he hasn't quite mastered that and his feet come up to his hands, he stands up and then goes! And he can run fast! lol

He also tries to spike the volleyball. He says, "SPIKE!" and swings his arm! lol He is so funny.

Kevin also said he was boxing the TV on the last Saturday when they showed all the boxing stuff.

He has also dug out one of those thunderstick things that you get at hockey games and uses it as a sword, like fencing! lol

Soccer and baseball weren't on too much, but the few times they would show highlights he would tell me he was going to play baseball or soccer in the Olympics (I hope he doesn't choose baseball it is too boring for me! lol Guess if it was my son, I wouldn't feel that way as much, but there are a million more exciting sports for me than baseball! lol)

But the absolute funniest is he knows the Olympic song..."Da, da, dada, da ,da ,da, da da dada...." ROFL!! He then says, "Right mom??? You sing it!" lol So then I have to do it. lol He is pretty good at it for a 4 year old! lol

So I guess I will continue to encourage his immitations and hope that he will be really good at it and hopefully make some money on it one day! lol If not, at least have fun doing it and really make it to the Olympics! Now that would be AWESOME! lol I could be an Olympic MOM! lol

I cried the day the Olympics were over

Have you heard that song, "I cried the day I took the tree down"? It is about taking the Christmas tree down at the end of the holiday season. I love that song and it sums up how I feel when the Olympics are over. I cried during the closing ceremonies knowing that the Olympics are now over for another 18 months. So the new countdown begins! lol

What an amazing 16 days it has been. So many broken world records, and some of them 20 or more years old. Wow! Here are just a FEW of the highlights and news stories from these games.

Michael Phelps becomes the first person to ever win 8 gold medals in one single Olympics. He also becomes the first person to have won 14 gold medals in his career. He won all of the 8 gold medals from this Olympics in record time--7 World records and 1 Olympic record. Dara Torres, a 41 year old swimmer, misses the gold medal by .01 seconds.

Men's and Women's USA Basketball teams get the gold medal. The men's "redeem team" show that it is about the name on the front of their jersey (USA) and not the name on the back. The women have won the gold medal in 4 consecutive Olympics, making Lisa Leslie, the only person to be on all 4 of those teams, the first person in history to ever win gold in the same event 4 years in a row.

Volleyball...wow! USA swept the Beach Volleyball arena by getting Gold in both men's and women's. This is the first time a country has won gold in both men and women's beach volleyball. Dalhousser of the men's team was voted Beach Volleyball's Olympic MVP. The women, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won their second straight gold medal in beach volleyball which has never been done before. Misty also sprinkled some of her mother's ashes on the sand just as she did in Athens. The indoor men's team wins the gold medal on the final day of competition--the first in 20 years. The indoor women's team wins silver--the first in 20 years. Almost a complete sweep in volleyball for team USA.

Track and field had some serious ups and downs. Team USA go their first ever gold medal in women's discus. Bryan Clay also won the gold medal in the men's decathalon to be named World's greatest all around athlete. Hyleas Fountain originally won the bronze medal in the women's heptathalon but because the woman who did win silver was stripped of it due to doping violations, so Hyleas was moved up to the silver medal. So many downs on the track this year, both the men and women 4 x 100 relay teams didn't even make it to the final because they dropped the batons in the opening heats. What a disappointment. There were several people who were huge medal contenders that didn't even make it to the finals of other races. Also Lolo Jones who was favored in the hurdles and winning but clipped the 9th hurdle and lost her momentum finishing seventh. But the good news is an American, Dawn Harper still won the race. I feel sad for these athletes who work so hard and have that one bum race or that one health problem and are unable to compete or compete like they should. You know they have worked hours, months, days and years for this ONE moment and then in a blink of an eye it is all gone. So very sad. Even with all this let down in the track and field area we still won the most medals of any country and the most than we have for the last several Olympics. So while it seems we failed in many areas of track and field, overall we were actually a huge success. And that we can be proud of.

Fencing, USA swept the women's sabre, 1, 2, 3! How do people decide to do sports like these??? And how do you know you are going to be any good at them when you do decide to do them? Well in any case, they were good enough to win it all! Way to go ladies!

And you can't forget to mention the Lopez siblings. Three of them, all won medals in Taekwondo. The oldest brother Steven had won 2 previous gold medals and ended up getting the bronze this year. Younger brother Mark won the silver medal and younger sister Diana won the bronze also. The coach is their oldest brother, Jean. I think there was even a visa commercial that said something like, "the family that kicks, punches, fights and wins together stays together." Very cute.

The last year for both baseball and softball give the USA a bronze and silver respectively. I think it is silly the way they are being dropped, especially softball. All because it is linked to baseball and the doping violations of the MLB. Also they didn't like the fact that the USA was so dominant and had won the two previous years that it has been in the games. That is the stupidest thing I have heard, didn't the Soviet Union dominate hockey for many years? But yet it was never cancelled. I hope that soon they will reinstate it.

And who can forget gymnastics? The men winning the team bronze medal. They acted like they had just won the gold and a million dollars to go along with it. Probably felt like that to them. I love it when people are truly excited for winning ANY medal, even if it isn't the gold. The all-around competition for women was terrific. I told my friend Denice, that it would be awesome if Nastia and Shawn could go one, two. She told me I was dreaming. I said, "well isn't that the motto of the Olympics? One world, one dream. And the USA motto was Believe. Dream. Achieve. " She told me if they did she would send me a prize. And sure enough they did do it! Way to GO! (And my prize some chinese character stickers...can't wait to use them!) I am glad in the end that Shawn did get a gold medal in something. She deserved it and was solid all the way through. Unfortunately for her, Nastia was just a wee bit better. But what a great competition and it couldn't have happened for two cuter girls! I am glad to hear they truly are really good friends and not bitter rivals. Of course, it has also been plagued by scandal. I feel that in some way the Chinese gymnasts were given higher scores than they truly deserved. I believe also that at least 3 of the girls are NOT 16, no matter what their passports say. I hope that I am wrong, but I don't think I am. And in the end, it would be nice if the USA women's team could end up with the gold instead of the silver due to this. But I don't know if China will ever give up the correct documentation to find out the truth.

I could go on and on, but I think these are some of the best and I am very sad to see them over. I love the Olympics and the fun it brings! I love cheering on team USA and watching us win. The opening and closing ceremonies were delightful and awe inspiring. So with that, the memories of Beijing 2008 fade into the sunset and I must return to my regular schedule.

So long Olympics until we meet again in Vancouver, BC on February 12th, 2010, only 535 days away! lol

Tye's First Day of Pre-K 081808

Okay so I am a little late posting this (but hey the week isn't over yet so not too bad! lol). Monday was Tye's first day of VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten). We decided to do this last minute for a couple of reasons. Number 1 it is FREE in the state of Florida! (And you know how I am with getting anything for free! lol) Secondly, I really think he needs it to help him with his speech. I think being around other kids that are his same age and seeing how they talk will really help him. We also want to make sure that he is ready and on point for school next year. I really think he is there, but want to just make sure. Mostly for his speech though cause he really needs that.

So we signed him up for a pre-k class that is just down the road from us (we are actually going to start walking to and from school when it gets a little cooler--that's how close it is). So I got all his stuff ready last week except for the backpack. The school said they wanted one of those little backpacks, I always think of those ones that are red, yellow and blue. Well could I find one anywhere??? NO WAY, unless it was pink had princesses, barbie or my little ponies on it! Kevin said there was no way his kid was going to go to school with a pink backpack he would be made fun of for sure! lol So I finally found a Lightning McQueen lunch box that I thought would have to do, at least for now. So we got his name on everything and set it by the front door. Oh they even have to wear "uniforms" to school! Mostly just the school polo shirts and then any pants or shorts.

He was so excited when he found out he was going to start going to school. He asked me the next day to go to school and when I told him no he went off and pouted and tried to pretend to cry. lol I had to tell him he didn't start for 2 weeks. So then he kept saying 2 more weeks and I go to school. Then it was 1 week and finally it was tomorrow and then today.

So on Monday we got him all ready and got his "backpack". He looked so cute (of course, when doesn't he?! lol) He was so excited to go, but then we get there and he does his usual shy number and hides behind me. But I just took him over and he found the trains (even though he wasn't supposed to be playing with those at that time) and then his teacher got him in the right area and I left.

I was so proud of myself, I didn't even cry. You know it is kindof strange with me, I swear I don't cry on really special days, I cry at stupid little stuff! lol I didn't hardly cry when I got married, I hardly cried when we had Tye sealed to us, and now I didn't cry when he went to school for the first time. It's not that I am not sad or think it is sweet I am just weird! lol It's not weird to leave him some place for a few hours. Maybe it is because even though I am a stay at home mom most of the time, I still leave to go to work and am away from him and would drop him at friend's houses to watch him so I am used to it?! I don't know, but I did not cry.

When I went to pick him up I tried to get a picture of him in his classroom but he did not want one and put his head down. What a silly boy. Oh and by the way, the lunchbox was too small, they told us the larger size is just fine (goobers, then why say you have to have a small backpack and the large ones are going to be sent home?)--ARGH! We got one today that is Batman. He thinks it is pretty cool and it isn't too big but not small either. They said it was fine so we are all happy now! lol (I will post a pic of him with it later.)

I asked him if he wanted to go back to school again and he told me "no, school's closed it is going to rain tomorrow." lol They closed the schools for the hurricane, which didn't even hit us, in fact we have gotten more rain today than we did the day the hurricane came (which was NONE--lol!). Anyway, afterwards he told me yes he liked it and wanted to go back after the rain left.

The last two days when I have gone to pick him up he has come RUNNING to me, yelling "MOMMY!!" It is so nice to be loved and wanted. He rarely comes running when I get home from work (just for daddy lol) so to have him do it each day when I come to pick him up from school is really nice. He is really enjoying it and as I walked out today with him I heard his teacher tell the aide, "He is so darn cute! I just love him!" hehe, makes a mother's heart swell with pride...that is when I cried (but just for a moment!).

Tye's tests

We went to Tye's doctor for his 4 year check up last month (yes I was a little late with vacation and trying to get the painting of the house done, but at least I did it! lol) and the doctor was concerned about his height and weight. He said that it is like in the 30th percentile or some strange low number like that (I can't remember or really understand him....he is from India or some place like that, usually really nice and really good, but sometimes I can't understand him. lol). Anyway, so he says to me, "you aren't feeding him enough." And I said, "he eats as much as I do." and then he comes back with "well aparently that isn't enough." To which I said, "he can eat a whole double cheeseburger from McDonald's and fries!" That kindof shut him up. (Not that I get him a double cheeseburger very often, in fact prior to these tests, except for vacaton, I think probably the last time we did was probably in February or something!) Anywho, he wanted to check his growth hormone and take an x-ray of his bones. I also mentioned his speech and he told me he thought it would be a good idea to get that tested too.

So the week the Olympics started we raced around getting a million tests done. We had to have blood drawn for the growth hormone. Of course, Tye cried. I tried to distract him, but he would NOT look away from the needle and was freaking out. I was sure glad when that was over and then the bandaid they put on wouldn't stay so he was upset about that. He kept saying "ow" and wanting me to fix it. I finally just took it off and threw it away. He didn't mention it one time after that! lol Then we went and got x-rays done. He thought that was pretty cool that we were going to see the machine that daddy works on. He asked me a couple of times where daddy was. He wanted to see him at work! lol And then we had his speech tested.

The results:
Blood work--growth hormone is completely normal! YAY!! I really did not want him having to take growth hormone especially at such a young age.
X-Ray--they said his bones are only 2 years 8 months. Most likely because of the malnourishment as a baby and early toddler, until we got him. The doctor also said that he is probably just a late bloomer too since his bio dad is like 6 feet tall. So he said we will just continue to monitor it.
Speech evaluation--his comprehension is 95 points and it should be between 90-115. So she felt that was really good. His articulation is 60-65% of his words and for a 4 year old they say it should be about 75%. She has recommended that he has speech therapy 1 time a week for about 3 months and then reevaluate. She does not feel it is horribly bad, and that he has come really far considering he only knew 2 words (mommy and car) when he came to us at 2 1/2. However, she does think he could use some help and so feels that 1 time a week will be plenty for him to catch up. She also said that his mouth is in the proper shapes but for some reason the sounds aren't coming out correctly. So that is good. I just want to say THANK HEAVENS FOR MEDICAID! lol It is hard because I feel like people look at the medicaid card and think, "lazy people have medicaid, go get a job!" lol But I am so glad we have it, the test alone would have cost $150 and then the therapy is like $75 for a 1/2 hour session! YIKES! So glad medicaid pays for everything!! WOOHOO this time! lol Of course, I know in the end I am basically paying for it anyway through the payroll deductions on all of our paychecks, but that is okay too. I do not abuse it, but I am certainly going to use it when it is needed. And that is one of the benefits we got with the adoption until he is 18 years old.

So I am glad for the results. I am so grateful that we do not have to put him on growth hormones. I pray he will continue to grow and get that growth streak (maybe not 6 feet, but at least something!) I think with the speech it's nice to know I was correct in my assesment and we are able to get help for him. I think he will do really well probably really quickly too. I will keep you posted of his progress.

A Historic Day in the Sports World

As you already know I am a HUGE Olympic fan! I watch as much as I possibly can. Today was shaping up to be a historic day and it did not disappoint. Michael Phelps was looking to be the first Olympian to win 8 gold medals in one Olympic. Yesterday he tied Mark Spitz's record of 7 gold medals in one Olympic. Well today he was able to accomplish that goal. Not to mention all of them in record time, 8 world records and 1 Olympic record. There were blow outs and miracle touches. It is absolutely amazing to watch history unfold! I am so glad to have been able to watch him get every one of his gold medals this year.

I was able to watch on the 12th (it was actually the 13th in China--12 hour time difference) when he became the first person in history to have 10 career Olympic gold medals. With what he was able to accomplish over the last few days with the additional gold medals he now has 14 gold medals the most EVER in history. He can now be called the greatest swimmer, Olympian, and probably athlete of all time.

Michele reaches 50 pounds gone forever!

Today I am at my half way point! I am so excited! I have lost 50 pounds!!! Did you hear what I said? YES, 50 POUNDS!! Boy it has been a journey for sure. I am so excited for the changes I have made and the things I have learned! Tasted some great, new, healthy recipes. I have gotten more energy, my spark and a longer life. Not to mention making some wonderful friends. I love my two main teams, Tigers and S2L. You guys are my inspiration and motivation. You keep me going when I want to give up or get discouraged. You are rocking your own journey and give me the motivation to try and do as well as you! Thank you for helping me along my journey!

I also want to thank Kevin for being supportive of this. He tries to do it as best as he can, but he struggles at times for himself. He is always supportive of me doing it. He only tries to get me to be bad once in a great while! lol

I told Tye this morning that I have lost one and two thirds of him!! lol And I only had 10 more pounds to lose 2 of him! He weighs 30 pounds which is nice because it works into my journey a lot to compare it that way. He didn't understand and didn't want me to lose him! lol

I feel like in meeting the half way point that it is "all downhill from here". Although I know I can't coast, I do know what I have to do to reach my goal. What a great accomplishment I have made and I am so proud of myself. A few years ago I could only dream of doing this. But with spark and all my fellow sparkers I have finally done this. Now to carry on and reach the other half of my journey. And then keep it up for the rest of my life. I know I have to. I can't quit when I get there and think that scale won't go right back where it came from. This is definitely a lifestyle change. It has been since the start of this journey for me. I am proud and happy.

What a great day! Now I get to buy my cricut! That was my reward for reaching 50 pounds! YIPPEE!!

Thanks to all those that have helped me on this journey and thanks to Sparkpeople.com for providing such an excellent place for us to learn and progress. And to do it for free is even better! I am grateful for each of you encouraging me and being proud of me. Thank you for your support in whatever way it has been. I love you all. And I am going to be around a lot longer and be able to do a lot more. And like Marvin said, "be leading the pack instead of trailing" when we go on family site seeing vacations!

I cannot wait to see what I look like and how I will feel when I reach the other end of this weight loss journey and enter the maintaining stage. I am growing in confidence and shrinking in size. I now know I CAN DO THIS and be SUCCESSFUL!

This is me Christmas Eve 2007. Pretty much at the start of this journey.

Here is me today 8/14/08 wearing the same pants.

This is me today 8/14/08. About 9 months into my journey and 50 pounds lighter!

This is me holding those pants that I wore on Christmas Eve. I can still wear them, but they are baggy. Good thing they have elastic or they would fall off now!

Olympics--GO TEAM USA!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~One World One Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am sooooo excited in less than two days the Olympics start (1 day 8 hours and 45 minutes--at the time of this writing--it will begin, now of course, it won't actually be on TV for another 1 day 20 hours and 45 minutes, but who's count? Oh yeah-ME! lol) and you can believe I will be watching or recording it every second of the day that I can! Not to mention that this year they will have tons of live feeds on the internet. I LOVE THE OLYMPICS! People ask me which "ones" I like....hmmmmm....ALL OF THEM?! If it is on I will watch it and love it. Especially if there is someone from the U.S. completing. I cheer, I jump up and down, I yell, "GO! GO! GO!", and yes, sometimes I even cry (okay not sometimes a lot of times! lol What can I say? I am a huge bawl baby!) I love all sports, but the Olympics are just the pinnacle. They are where the best of the best in this world compete with each other. And the fact that it only happens every 2 years (if you count both summer and winter olympics) makes it even more special in my eyes. One day I will go to the Olympics to see them in person. I will go to every event I possibly can.

I also love to collect Olympic pins. I actually start collecting them when I first started working at the credit union. Of course since I work in the credit card department and our credit card product is Visa and "Visa is a Proud Sponsor of the US Olympic Team" we were given some pins. That was in 2000 the Sydney Olympics. I have around 15 pins. One of the VPs that I work with also collects them. He brought his collection in to show me last week and also gave me some of his duplicate pins. I was very excited! He also had this super cool carrying case from Visa of the Torino Olympics. I told him that I really liked and wished I had one. Well he hooked me up!! lol He called the Visa rep and asked if they had any more and lucky me, they had 1 left. He was overnighting it to the VP and so I should get it on Saturday! I am sooooo excited! He also sounded like there may be some pins included with it. If so even more awesome! Once I get it, I will put my whole collection in there and then take some pics and post for you all to see. I have several very rare ones just because I happened to be in the right place at the right time and snatched them up! (If anyone happens to have any that they don't really care that much about, I would love to have them to add to my collection.)

I cannot wait for it to start. I am getting everything prepared and done this week so that at 8/8/08 at 8pm I can sit my hiney in front of the TV and not have to worry about one single chore! I don't want to miss anything! This week has already been busy and the next two days will only be busier. I am in a time crunch now! lol During the next two weeks the only thing I am going to be doing that in any way resembles a chore is exercising. Hmmmm....makes me want a treadmill or a stationary bike right now. Then I could just exercise till my hearts content WHILE watching the Olympics. But I don't, so I will have to take some time out of my Olympic schedule to exercise.

So if any of you want to talk to me, you better do it this week or email me. lol If you call, I can't guarantee I will answer or if I do, that I will be willing to talk too long. Sorry, but for two weeks the Olympics are the only thing I do since I won't get to see them again for 2 years. Even Tye is prepared. He will either quietly watch the Olympics with me or be watching movies. Have several new ones already lined up in our netflix queue! WOOHOO! Me and the Olympics are set!
Will this be a record breaking year? I think many will be broken. Especially in swimming. We are talking about people who are more fit and more importantly full-body swimming suits. Is it fair? Ummm, I am not entirely sure that it is, but at the same time, don't we keep coming up with new or better track suits? It's a toss up. Another thing specifically about swimming. I think it is awesome that Dara Torres is able to even compete at that level at her age, when most have hung up the swim suit 15 years earlier. Secondly, the fact that she is a mother and has gotten back in top shape to kick the tails of kids half her age. People are upset that she would put all this work into coming back when she should be spending time with her child. Excuse me? And how many other mom's leave their kids to go off to work outside of the home? This is her job, it just happens to be she LOVES it! I don't think it is selfish or wrong of her. I think if she can do it--YOU GO GIRL! lol Wish I had her body and I am about 10 years younger! (Hopefully eventually I will! hehe) Will USA be on top of the medal count or will China look to surpass? I certainly hope USA will. Always love it when we do. But you just never know. I hope that the protestors will chill out once the games actually start. I think that there are some things that China is doing that isn't the best, but what country doesn't? It's the cast the first stone if you are blameless. No one is, we can all do better. But I hope in the end, China lets the Games be the Games, not be some political mess. Sorry for my rambling, just random thought in my head about the Olympics. So anyway......

GO TEAM USA! Dream. Believe. Achieve.

Kevin's Internship Finally!

Kevin had been going to school to be an X-Ray tech. He finished the schooling part in May, but due to some problems they could not find him a site to do his internship (oh excuse me, he said it is an externship--what's the difference??? lol) until last week. On Friday he went for the interview and the guy asked him to start Monday. So tomorrow he starts working at a small, fairly new, chiropractic office. He is really looking forward to it. It will be a rough couple of weeks (about 10 or so) with him having to go to basically two full-time jobs. His regular job is just 3 miles from our house, but the externship is around 30-40 miles away and the hours don't jive all that great. He works his regular job Wednesday night-Monday morning 10pm-6am. The externship will be M, W, and F 10:30am-6pm. It will be really rough for him on Friday since on Thursday night he will have to work his regular job from 10pm-6am. Then he will come home and sleep for about 2-2 1/2 hours. Then drive to the externship to be there by 10:30am-6pm. Then come home, we figure he will get home around 7-7:30pm and go back to sleep for 2 hours and go back to his other job 10pm-6am. Come home sleep 2 hours and be up with Tye. Poor guy is going to be beat all the time. Hopefully he will be okay. It is going to be rough, but luckily it will only be for about 10 weeks. He is very excited to finally get started so he can get done. Then he will take his test for his license and we will go from there. Please pray for him that he will be awake enough to get through the rough days and lack of sleep.