Alright!! It looks like we're back in business in blog land. I really don't know if there is anyone out there still reading my blog. If you are still with me, THANK YOU SO MUCH and I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you. If you're not still with me...well...then...I guess you're not reading this, and I'm sorry to you too!
Ok...so, I bet you're wondering what's been going on. SO MUCH has been going on since the last time I posted. There is so much to tell and share...but unfortunately, it is about 40 minutes past my bedtime and 5am will be here too soon. I will have to come back to catch you up. I'm heading to bed now but will be back later.
:)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Houston....
...no only do we have a problem, but we're down. Not quite completely down as in no power, but N-O-T-H-I-N-G is working at the moment on either computer. This is message is being brought to you today from the unfamiliar surroundings of one of our local public libraries, which has also relocated due to rennovations. What in the world is going on down here???
So to update...I still do not have my laptop back. The poor guy that has it has had no time to fix it due to working 3 jobs and preparing to head off to boot camp. Hopefully, it will make it's way back to me very soon. As for the desktop....we've also been virally attacked there as well. Whatever or I should say WHOEVER has gotten through to the desktop, has been able to disable our Norton Anti-Everything program and we have been infected. It's not looking good for that one. We can't get anything to open. It powers up, boots up, and then nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I have tried everything that I know how to do to get it to work and still nothing. DH & I are in talks of possibly just replacing the desktop (seeing as how she is 5-7 yrs old) instead of having her repaired. Not quite sure what we're going to do yet, so in the meantime, looks like I'll be making weekly treks to the library for net access. UGH!!!!
Til I write & you read again....
:)
So to update...I still do not have my laptop back. The poor guy that has it has had no time to fix it due to working 3 jobs and preparing to head off to boot camp. Hopefully, it will make it's way back to me very soon. As for the desktop....we've also been virally attacked there as well. Whatever or I should say WHOEVER has gotten through to the desktop, has been able to disable our Norton Anti-Everything program and we have been infected. It's not looking good for that one. We can't get anything to open. It powers up, boots up, and then nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I have tried everything that I know how to do to get it to work and still nothing. DH & I are in talks of possibly just replacing the desktop (seeing as how she is 5-7 yrs old) instead of having her repaired. Not quite sure what we're going to do yet, so in the meantime, looks like I'll be making weekly treks to the library for net access. UGH!!!!
Til I write & you read again....
:)
Friday, March 12, 2010
grrrr......
OK, if the person or persons who decided that advancing our "technology" or the "easier way of life to do things" had informed us ahead of time that it was going to be frustrating as well when it doesn't work the way it was supposed to....would we have so easily and haphazardly jumped on that bandwagon???
Since my last post, so far 2010 has gotten off to a rather rocky start, & not quite as smooth as I had envisioned. DH has since come back and has left yet again. He's due back soon, yet again. I have completed all 4 Wilton Method Cake Decorating Courses. I learned a LOT taking those courses. It was a TON of fun! From the time I started the first class, I have made all sorts of cakes, for class, friends, and now officially customers. There's a young couple at our church that ordered a cake from me for their 1st anniversary at the end of February. I gave them a quote and they happily accepted & paid it. From the feedback I received, they LOVED their cake...flavor, design and all! I have several other possible orders coming up in May, July, August, and then a wedding cake order for October. Yes, that's right! MY FIRST WEDDING CAKE!!! I'm so excited, and nervous, and anxious, and honored to have the opportunity. I'm also getting ready to leave AG in the next few weeks. Some changes have recently taken place and personally staying with AG is going to be more of an inconvenience than a blessing to our lives. It has been really hard trying to hold that job while DH has been at sea and having to juggle different sitters for the kids and the scheduling. I believe that when God closes one door, he opens another. I pray that the door that has opened for me, that God will bless that open door as only He could.
The kids are doing well. Lor has been practicing writing words and trying to spell them...all on her own. We missed the police station field trip from the last post. We had a flat tire on the car and couldn't go. She was so upset, but she eventually got over it. She's going to be working her first "job" soon (probably when DH gets back so he can be here to help us) & will be learning about money. She will be learning not only what the different papers & coins mean, but how to manage & budget it as well. Here lately she seems to think that Mommy & Daddy have lots of money and when we don't have any on us (in pockets or wallets) we just go to the machine in the wall at the bank and get more. So, she's going to learn A LOT. Eli is getting ready to start physical therapy next week. Now this one has been a bit puzzling to me. An order was placed by his pediatrician's office with BCW to have him evaluated for occupational and physical therapy. I guess it was just a part of the process to see if he was elligible for BCW services, due to slight delays (mainly speech). The PT therapist (not quite sure what you'd call her) came out to our home and did an evaluation & observation of him, and recommended him for physical therapy services once a week. When she comes back she's going to provide me the copy of the report she made of her observation and evaluation. So....that's to come.
I am still technology handicapped at the moment with my laptop. DH took it to one of the guys on his boat to check it out and he installed something called SpyBot on it. I don't know what that is. I was told that it was anti-spyware and that the Norton that is currently installed didn't remove everything completely from the virus attack of November 2009. I did receive a new power cord for it and after only working for about 2-3 weeks, it died. So I had to get another one. Now the computer won't even completely boot up. Currently it is with a friend of ours from church and he's looking to see if he could possibly get it back up and running so I can get everything off and backed up, before taking it to a shop or sending it off to get fixed if needed. UGH!!! So, I'm still having to post from the desktop and still not really able to post pics. Oh but when I can.....be prepared for several wordless posts.... :)
Gotta run. Eli needs to be changed before trek out in the overcast cloudy watch out more rains a comin' weather today. Errands to run=HALLMARK store (I'm no longer purchasing AG products), post office, W-M, & Cotton Patch. (I'll explain that one later.)
Have a blessed day!
:)
Since my last post, so far 2010 has gotten off to a rather rocky start, & not quite as smooth as I had envisioned. DH has since come back and has left yet again. He's due back soon, yet again. I have completed all 4 Wilton Method Cake Decorating Courses. I learned a LOT taking those courses. It was a TON of fun! From the time I started the first class, I have made all sorts of cakes, for class, friends, and now officially customers. There's a young couple at our church that ordered a cake from me for their 1st anniversary at the end of February. I gave them a quote and they happily accepted & paid it. From the feedback I received, they LOVED their cake...flavor, design and all! I have several other possible orders coming up in May, July, August, and then a wedding cake order for October. Yes, that's right! MY FIRST WEDDING CAKE!!! I'm so excited, and nervous, and anxious, and honored to have the opportunity. I'm also getting ready to leave AG in the next few weeks. Some changes have recently taken place and personally staying with AG is going to be more of an inconvenience than a blessing to our lives. It has been really hard trying to hold that job while DH has been at sea and having to juggle different sitters for the kids and the scheduling. I believe that when God closes one door, he opens another. I pray that the door that has opened for me, that God will bless that open door as only He could.
The kids are doing well. Lor has been practicing writing words and trying to spell them...all on her own. We missed the police station field trip from the last post. We had a flat tire on the car and couldn't go. She was so upset, but she eventually got over it. She's going to be working her first "job" soon (probably when DH gets back so he can be here to help us) & will be learning about money. She will be learning not only what the different papers & coins mean, but how to manage & budget it as well. Here lately she seems to think that Mommy & Daddy have lots of money and when we don't have any on us (in pockets or wallets) we just go to the machine in the wall at the bank and get more. So, she's going to learn A LOT. Eli is getting ready to start physical therapy next week. Now this one has been a bit puzzling to me. An order was placed by his pediatrician's office with BCW to have him evaluated for occupational and physical therapy. I guess it was just a part of the process to see if he was elligible for BCW services, due to slight delays (mainly speech). The PT therapist (not quite sure what you'd call her) came out to our home and did an evaluation & observation of him, and recommended him for physical therapy services once a week. When she comes back she's going to provide me the copy of the report she made of her observation and evaluation. So....that's to come.
I am still technology handicapped at the moment with my laptop. DH took it to one of the guys on his boat to check it out and he installed something called SpyBot on it. I don't know what that is. I was told that it was anti-spyware and that the Norton that is currently installed didn't remove everything completely from the virus attack of November 2009. I did receive a new power cord for it and after only working for about 2-3 weeks, it died. So I had to get another one. Now the computer won't even completely boot up. Currently it is with a friend of ours from church and he's looking to see if he could possibly get it back up and running so I can get everything off and backed up, before taking it to a shop or sending it off to get fixed if needed. UGH!!! So, I'm still having to post from the desktop and still not really able to post pics. Oh but when I can.....be prepared for several wordless posts.... :)
Gotta run. Eli needs to be changed before trek out in the overcast cloudy watch out more rains a comin' weather today. Errands to run=HALLMARK store (I'm no longer purchasing AG products), post office, W-M, & Cotton Patch. (I'll explain that one later.)
Have a blessed day!
:)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Aahhh.....finally it's here! 2010!!! 2009 was definitely one of those years that had it's ups & downs, high's & low's, and positives & negatives for our family. We are so glad that it's over now, and so far...2010 looks to be very promising. It's what we make it to be. Seven days into this wonderful new year, and things are still really crazy busy here around our house.
DH is out at the moment. We did get to spend Christmas with him before he had to leave again. It shouldn't be much longer now before he's back for another little while before having to leave again on normal rotation. I have now begun Course 3 of the Wilton Cake Decorating classes. In this course we are working more with fondant icing and our final cake for the course is a 2 tier wedding cake. I'm a little nervous about that one. Not so much the decorating of it, but mostly the transportation of it all. It's not going to be too easy to get it down to Jax & back with it surviving the trip, but I have my fingers crossed. I am also still working AG, and have been working quite a bit since the end of Sept./first of Oct. (The unofficial official start of the busy year-Halloween thru Father's Day.) While DH has been gone, I've been trying to work most of my hours during the day so I can be home with the kiddos at night. Speaking of the kiddos...
L has started back to homeschool. With everything that has been going on the last several months, we decided to take a little break from school and start back in the new year (along with the rest of the county). We just got back the day before yesterday, so right now we're in the process of doing a quick review of what we had covered so far, and I'm just amazed at what she actually took in and remembered, even one of her Bible verses. We have a field trip planned for next week to tour the local police station w/the homeschool group. She's excited about going. She had a good time when we toured a local fire station back in the fall. E has been going to speech therapy for about 2 months now to draw out all of those words that that little sponge of a brain of his has soaked in. His initial evaluation was at the end of October, and he was slightly speech delayed for his age. Since we've began therapy, he is making positive progress and even starting to use 2 word phrases. He told L tonight "bed sissy", meaning that she needed to go to bed. Then he said "night sissy". How sweet is that??
That's just a quick update to let you know what's been going on with us. I would love to hear what's been going on with you. Send me an e-mail or leave me a comment. Unfortunately, I'm not able to post a pic right now. I'm posting this from our desktop. The power cord for my laptop fried. It literally started to break in 2 pieces. I think it may have been caused by the recliner where I usually sit to use it. So, until I can get it replaced, I'm having to use the desktop and it's a little more inconvenient to post pics than with the laptop. Good news is that I actually have a day off tomorrow so I can call about a replacement power cord. I will be sending out a paper pic to the immediate family in the next week or so, but the rest of you will have to wait. I do apologize.
OK, so have a blessed day tomorrow, and try to stay warm wherever you may be. It has definitely been crazy cold here with highs in the 40's and lows in the 20's. That's not a normal thing for even this time of year down here. I'm still waiting to see the snow actually fall from the sky here in southeast GA. There's talk about that it may actually happen sometime in the next 24 hours or so. Carla, if you're reading this....you have a better chance of receiving it than I do according to our local news. They even said that south of Jax has a better chance of getting snow than Jax does. Crazy!!
Going to go get a little shut-eye now...
'til next time~
:)
DH is out at the moment. We did get to spend Christmas with him before he had to leave again. It shouldn't be much longer now before he's back for another little while before having to leave again on normal rotation. I have now begun Course 3 of the Wilton Cake Decorating classes. In this course we are working more with fondant icing and our final cake for the course is a 2 tier wedding cake. I'm a little nervous about that one. Not so much the decorating of it, but mostly the transportation of it all. It's not going to be too easy to get it down to Jax & back with it surviving the trip, but I have my fingers crossed. I am also still working AG, and have been working quite a bit since the end of Sept./first of Oct. (The unofficial official start of the busy year-Halloween thru Father's Day.) While DH has been gone, I've been trying to work most of my hours during the day so I can be home with the kiddos at night. Speaking of the kiddos...
L has started back to homeschool. With everything that has been going on the last several months, we decided to take a little break from school and start back in the new year (along with the rest of the county). We just got back the day before yesterday, so right now we're in the process of doing a quick review of what we had covered so far, and I'm just amazed at what she actually took in and remembered, even one of her Bible verses. We have a field trip planned for next week to tour the local police station w/the homeschool group. She's excited about going. She had a good time when we toured a local fire station back in the fall. E has been going to speech therapy for about 2 months now to draw out all of those words that that little sponge of a brain of his has soaked in. His initial evaluation was at the end of October, and he was slightly speech delayed for his age. Since we've began therapy, he is making positive progress and even starting to use 2 word phrases. He told L tonight "bed sissy", meaning that she needed to go to bed. Then he said "night sissy". How sweet is that??
That's just a quick update to let you know what's been going on with us. I would love to hear what's been going on with you. Send me an e-mail or leave me a comment. Unfortunately, I'm not able to post a pic right now. I'm posting this from our desktop. The power cord for my laptop fried. It literally started to break in 2 pieces. I think it may have been caused by the recliner where I usually sit to use it. So, until I can get it replaced, I'm having to use the desktop and it's a little more inconvenient to post pics than with the laptop. Good news is that I actually have a day off tomorrow so I can call about a replacement power cord. I will be sending out a paper pic to the immediate family in the next week or so, but the rest of you will have to wait. I do apologize.
OK, so have a blessed day tomorrow, and try to stay warm wherever you may be. It has definitely been crazy cold here with highs in the 40's and lows in the 20's. That's not a normal thing for even this time of year down here. I'm still waiting to see the snow actually fall from the sky here in southeast GA. There's talk about that it may actually happen sometime in the next 24 hours or so. Carla, if you're reading this....you have a better chance of receiving it than I do according to our local news. They even said that south of Jax has a better chance of getting snow than Jax does. Crazy!!
Going to go get a little shut-eye now...
'til next time~
:)
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