Work

Wow! Have I really not mentioned work?? Last real mention of work was when I was still a temp at Yazaki. They had to let me go, last one hired, first one to go, but I had done such a great job they kept me until the temp agency found a new position for me. The position they found was as a bookkeeper for Energy Sports and Fitness Management Company. I started there in February learning Peachtree and working my butt off to get everything right. I did the books two of our clubs and the management company. Time progressed, I was handed another company to handle. Finally in June I was made permanent. Within the last 2 months since I was made permanent I was given the other gym's books, the restaurant which the president and gym owners own's books and the title controller. Now I am beyond busy. I work straight through the day, usually eating lunch at my desk. It is a fantastic company, there are only 7 of us at the most in the office, although normally only about 4, some days just me. Of the 7, we actually handle quite a few companies so it can get crazy! As much as I still do miss my students and teaching, I like the business and responsibility of my new job!

ch-ch-ch-changes

It has been three months since I have updated this. Wow. More over, the last two weeks have been double wow. I have a hard time believing it has only been two weeks. Two weeks ago Jeff broke up with me. I don't know why, I don't know what happened, I doubt I ever will. He had sold the truck and took the car he had given me. I was heart-broken, devastated. I walked to the hotel near the house where I spent the weekend a broken mess. I was determined that by the time Alison came back from MA on that Thursday I would have a car, an apartment and be ok. The first few days were hard, taking a taxi to and from work, having a hard time concentrating on anything, crying at the drop of a hat, but I slowly worked out of it. I opened a bank account, then looked at cars. Jeff told me he was moving to a new apartment, so I decided to keep the old one. I bought a car, and by Thursday when my mom, Nana, Katie and Ali came back I picked up my new car, knew where I was living and was ok. Sunday Jeff moved out of the apt and I moved in. I have been cleaning and arranging after work each day, Mom, Nana and Katie headed back to MA on Tuesday, Ali started 2nd grade on Wednesday. Today I slept late, then met Jeff to give him the rest of his and Julianna's stuff left in the apartment, the cable guy came and set up the cable, phone and internet, then we did laundry and went to the pool. It was a nice day, and amazingly it has only been 2 weeks!

The Beach House

Saturdy evening we went to my cousin Lorie's boat house on Lake Herrington. What an amazing place! We had a fantastic night, we didn't want to leave!

On our way there as we were driving through gorgous Kentucky countryside, we saw this foal. He couldn't have been more than a few days old. We pulled over to look, mommy and daddy were very protective, not at all happy that we even pulled over, but we just snapped a few pictures and headed off.

Look at that sweet face!
In the directions from Lorie, once you pull onto the road, she put "look out for cows in the road." We thought it was a joke. Then we saw this:
Then this: The buckshot definately adds to the authenticity!

Next thing we know, there are cows on ether side of us, and no fences! There are things in the road called "cow fences", they are grate like things that go across the road and are about 3 feet wide, I guess the cows can't cross them. Jeff decided he wanted to pat the cows. He stopped the truck and got out and stated to walk slowly over to the nearest cow, talking nice and soothingly. The cow wasn't fooled, he must have smelled the beef from his last burger in his system, cause he backed away and took off! I turn around just in time to see this behind us!

This is Lorie and Dave's boat house and dock from the patio, which is about halfway between he house and the lake

And here is the house from jut below the patio (you can see the patio). Amazing!

And there is my hot boyfriend on the patio on the way up to the porch.

My favorite picture from the day. Alison and Sarah Beth (Lorie and Dave's daughter) fishing at the boat house.

They have a paddle boat and the kids had a blast! Here is Julianna on the right and Emily, a friend from church on the left. In the back is Sarah Beth and Alison.

And here is Phil, Emily's dad with Emily and Julianna on the boat. He kept yelling "Ahoy!" He reminded me of the scene in Alice in Wonderland when they characters are in the flood of Alice's tears and the Dodo bird yells "Ahoy! And other nautical terms!"

While the kids were paddling around the lake, Jeff and I walked down the street to check out the other houses (and see what was for sale...). It is hard to see, but this is a roof, see the dish on the right hand side? From the lakeside, it was amazing!!
Then we found a house that had this! An actual railroad car, on tracks! Jeff was in heaven. He loves trains, and the woods and the lake. This was like his utopia!

I thought this was cool, the way the tree grew around the barbed wire. We should learn from the tree, learn to embrace what irritates us!And this is a little guy I like to call "Angry cat". I know, not original, but still, look at that cat! And this was using my zoom, we were no where near them!

On our way back we saw this hex on a farmhouse. A while back in art class they learned all about hexes and what they are for. They were very excited to see this one!

And finally this. What a way to end the night.

Raven's Run Sanctuary

We went to Rivers Run Nature Sactuary today. What a great place! It is pretty close by and it has amazing trails. It was a rainy day, so there wasn't a lot of people on the trails. We walk the red trail past the Kentucky River Overlook, the took the green trail back to the Nature Center.



Here are the girls at the river. It was gorgous.
These are red honeysuckle. I read about them at the nature center. There was regular white honeysuckle everywhere on the trail.

I never knew trees could have wrinkly skin.

I bet when there has been a lot of rain this is an amazing waterfall!

Derby day! Ali's school had Derby Day for the kindergarten and first grade on Thursday. They had to make hats at home, Ali's has Easter grass and flowers made from the bottom of egg crates. They had a huge breakfast to start off the day. Here is Ali getting her food.



There were some fantastic hats. Here is Ali's friend Elijah's. It was like a tall tall top hat with a horse and trophys glued on the top.

Cute hat..

Here is Elijah again. He is one of Ali's best friend, and I let Ali take my camera so there are a bunch of pics of him!

Another cute hat.

Sierra, Ali's bff.

The breakfast line, that is Ali's friend Kally.

Mocaira's hat (I think she had help)

I had to go to work, so I missed the horse races. They had made horse heads then attached them to sticks for the races. What a great school!

Keeneland!

On April 24th, closing day, I went to Keeneland! The girls from work decided it was going to be "girl's day", we took off the day, the company paid for our tickets, and we headed to Keeneland. We had a fantastic time. The weather was amazing, we had some drinks, placed some bets and checked out the scene. I placed 3 bets and won two! Of course, it was a $2.00 bet on the long shot - Skim Scam, and a $5.00 bet on Papa. All together I won $6.00, and it was so fun!

Here is, from the left: Savannah, she goes to UK and does HR. She is getting her degree in accounting and will probably be my boss one day, Cheri, the file clerk, Lee the realtor for our real estate branch and he office manager and me.

Again Savannah, Lee and me

Savannah, Lee and Cheri
The tractor bringing out the starting gates


The horses at the gates.

Cooling down after the race

This was actually the winner of this race! I got a gret pic!

Racing on the sod.

across the track

Across the track, getting ready.

Racing on the dirt track. This is actually just as the gate opened!

Runnng past the big jumbotron signs.

Across the track, like the Keeneland bushes?

And another winner!

Who knew the horses wore athletic socks??

Cooling off

The lead horses!