McFearless

"Come here kitty, come here kitty"

William loves to visit the Cars farm and play with their black kittens. He also likes to pretend that I am a kitty.
Usually in the morning or before nap time Will pats my head and says, "its ok kitty, its ok", and then he cuddles up to me. Anyone who knows William knows he is not a snuggler so I welcome the once a day ritual where me being a cat affords me a few cuddles.

If the kittens look like they re trying to escape, that's because they are!

Fishing and Flea Markets

I have to give a talk at church in the morning, so naturally I thought I would update my blog at midnight. (next on my list, must finish talk).
Today was a wonderful day because we finally got our furniture!! Yeah!! We are all happy to have a place to rest our bones. It was not hot today in the 80's with a slight breeze, a perfect day for flea market shopping of which I did all afternoon, buying nothing but scheming up great projects that I will probably never do but would be fun just the same. (Other than Walmart there are very few stores but literally 15 flea markets in town. I visited all but two)

Tyler fulfilled one of his dreams, when he took William fishin' this morning. They went to a members farm, The Cars, who are very dear southern folk and have been very welcoming and kind to Tyler and I. First a trip to Walmart where they purchased one transformers fishing rod and a fishing license, then to the Cars farm where they caught not one, but two brim fish, of which William said, "I not to dad, too scary". William also enjoyed the horses and chickens and played with the three black kittens that Mr Car brought home from his last business trip. (Mrs Car is not too pleased with the cats.)


William sat on Tyler's lap while they fished.

Isn't he getting huge? William looks like such a big southern boy posing in front of the chicken coop.

WE'RE ALIVE!!

We are here in Monticello Arkansas for our second week, enjoying the blazing heat and humidity that seeps into your bones and make you lazy in places you cant even imagine. Man is it hot! Even late at night. Thank heavens for central air.
We are starting to enjoy our house but Tyler is having anxiety about not sleeping in the same room as William. And we are in desperate need of some furniture.

Unfortunately I have no pictures to post of this colorful southern town because my camera broke.
However, I will share some tidbits I've learned in my schooling of southern ways.

1.) don't impersonate an accent when relaying a story of one southern to another. They dont find it amusing.
2.) Lunch isnt lunch anymore, its supper, and supper is dinner and breakfast is still breakfast and dont try and be cute and ask if they call breakfast lunch cause they'll say
"no ma'am, breakfast is jus' breakfast"
3.) I am an old ma'am to everyone even boys and girls my age.
4.)Wal-mart is the most wonderful store in the world, (well ok I still hate it but thank heavens they have one in Monticello or else I really dont know what we would do.)
5.)If a young, furniture store owner looks like he has a tumor on the side a his handsome face and you start to feel bad for him, give it a minute, he'll spit and then poof the tumor is gone.
6.) (learned from #5) Tobacco awareness has yet to reach this part of the union.
7.) when children are crying at the store or at the park there is sure to follow an angry mother saying, "pick youself up girl, dust youself off and shut up or I's goin to shut you up ooowww."
8.)clean is a relative term
9.)so is poor, southern poor is different than even beans of Egypt Maine poor.
10.) People of Arkansas at least Monticello are multi-taskers.
Our furniture delivery guy was also a preacher and said about 100 times "God bless ya"
Williams new mean hairdresser is a barber and owns an embroidery shop. One Window of her store says barber and the other says "three sisters embroidery". Silly me I thought it was too stores, no ma'am. I think she might also pull your teeth out in the back too.

(sidenote: I asked her where the other sisters were, she said that she had two sisters but they were never in business with her she just named it that. hmm, makes "southern cents")
10.) lastly somethings just dont make no cents till you move to the south.

i FEEL LIKE MARVIN K. MOONEY

an arkansas weddin cake

The time has come

the time is now

just go go go

I don't care how

-Dr. Seuss

Tyler got a job in ARKANSAS and so we are leaving our beloved MAINE and going where no McEVoy or Huffaker has ventured before. We are going to be living in Monticello Arkansas, or so we think.

We are moving in 10 days and we still have no home. Tyler keeps asking me why I am so stressed out? (insightful)

Anyway if anyone actually reads this blog and I like you, lets get together before I leave because I am seriously worried I may never see you again. I mean I am a anti republican MORMON moving to a very right wing, BIBLE belt town in the deep south living in the deep woods in the shadow of the mightah mississippi. I hope this goes well. eek.

Shishin', those darn F's

I am on the phone with my mother yap yapping away, when out of the corner of my eye I notice William. The house is messy because I am trying to pack and he has found his way into the clothes basket, (which is my mothers and she is constantly asking me not to steal, oops sorry mum) and is playing some sort of game with himself.

Me: What are you doing William
William: I trying to get it
Me: The ball you mean are you trying to get the ball.

William: No the shish!
Me: what, the ball.
William: No I shishin'
Me(not very quick on the uptake even with my own offspring):What is a shish?
William: I shishin'
Me(finally): oh your fishing.
William: Yeah I shishin'

Maybe we will fit in in Arkansas after all.

I love that all it takes for a 2 1/2 year old to make a game is a household staple like a basket, an old fashioned toy, essentially a ball with string and some imagination. I love to watch William play and see what he conjures up.

It is amazing to me that if television is simply not offered as a option, children will find something else to do usually much more engrossing and fun. I love that William knows how to play.

Finally some sun

Finally some sun came through and we went to the beach. It was a little cold but who cares when you havent seen sunlight for over a week. Collin and Will like the tide pools

Tyler with Jackie and Maddie. Tyler will go to the beach no matter how cold or windy. He is a true beach goer

Do you think she knows how cute she is?

Tyler brought all his toys. kayak, surf board, wetsuit. He is not a lite packer to the beach. Arg!

Caleb loves walking around in a wetsuit.

Can I kayak yet?

Staycation: Adult night out

On Thursday night the adults went out to delicious Alison's to enjoy food obviously and some live music. Taste of Lace was supposed to be there but they sent their two sons instead. They we really great

Erinn made immediate friends with the band. They even dedicated a song to her. They were both not a day over 22. You know Erinn, robbing the cradle. (Guess who raised the annoying fork? Tyler of course)

Matt and Jen were very busy all evening landing planes via Erinn's iphone. They took timeout of their busy schedule to pose for one photo. Thanks lovebirds!

I know, I know. I read this article this week that said life was short and to wear your hair different everyday to add spice to life. I tried to add some spice but just ended up looking like a polygamist from St George. Oh well I tried. Thanks for sitting next to me Ty.

Mom, DAD! Slow Down on the booze. JK

WE went back to Erinn and Dave's and played a little friendly poker which I won. Good think Erinn and Dave were drinking.