:::sigh:::::

I had, to put it bluntly, an awful terrible afternoon today. It involves a 2 year old throwing a temper tantrum, a line at Hobby Lobby and not being to just walk out because I had cut fabric in my cart. It was not pretty. It did not go well. I was also embarrassed beyond belief at how it all played out (although no one really said anything or gave us bad looks, and in fact two other people just smiled that smile that to me said, been there done that, hope it gets better soon for you).
But it was just bad.

Ugh. But, thank goodness today was Thursday - because Thursday is my knitting night. And I LOVE knitting night. I found a knitting group locally. Everyone is very nice - and always working on such great projects (and using fabulous yarn that I will be able to afford after all three children have gone to college LOL!). It's fun to see what everyone is making - and fun to see what they are wearing - and just go and relax.

And I'm so glad it was tonight. Otherwise, well, I think my head would have exploded and I would have been one extremely crabby mother all night tonight.

Happy Birthday ...

to my darling daughter!

My Dear M,

It's hard to believe 6 years ago you were a brand new baby. We welcomed you into the world after 2.5 hours of labor (which I sincerely thank you for!). You had apgars of 9 and 10 - yes, I am the kind of mother who remembers that! You were a healthy 7 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long. You were a good baby right from the start - a champion eater (proved by your 30 pounds at 9 months old!) and a great sleeper.

Now, now you are a happy 6 year old with plenty of things to say! You are so full of love and just a very sweet child.

Some days it's hard to imagine that 6 years have gone by! And other days, it seems like so much more time has passed. But, we all love you so very much and can't imagine our family without you!

love mom =)

Clue 1 ...

of mystery stole 4 is complete:



It's looking very pretty and clue 2 will be out on Friday.
That's all for now. I've been struck my a nasty virus and am laying low at the moment.

Breaking news ....

At 11:54 am (CST), my darling husband was able to resurrect the previously mentioned computer. After discovering the computer was no longer under warranty, he bravely disassembled the computer and allowed all the pieces to dry fully. After painstakingly putting all the pieces back in place, the computer turned on without any trouble.

The entire family welcomed "Dell" back with many happy smiles. The two girls were probably just happy to get their computer back, but that's okay.

I am happy once again having a faster, lighter, quieter computer back home.

Good bye dear friend

A few years ago, my husband surprised me with a brand new laptop for Christmas! I joked that it was like my 4th child and I absolutely loved it. And love it I did. I did all sorts of wonderful things on that computer - play, work, and all sorts of things.

Tonight, Dell (that is how the kids and I called it) is now resting in computer heaven. One of the children accidentally knocked over a glass of water all over dear Dell. I suppose it would be safe to say the computer drowned tonight.

It is just a computer I keep telling myself. But I admit, there were files not backed up and all sorts of items saved in bookmarks - all gone. In an instant. The child who is responsible was quite upset by it all. Lots of tears were shed. She offered to sell all her toys to earn enough money to buy a new computer for me.

Dh and I told her over and over it was an accident, we were not mad, she didn't need to buy a new computer for me, and that we accepted her apology. I guess, though, when you joke with your children that your computer is like another child to you, they feel pretty upset when they break it. :-(

Dh thinks he might be able to save the harddrive and get what I had on there off of it. I won't hold my breath. He also offers the slight hope that after it has thoroughly dried, we might try powering it up, but again, I won't hold my breath.

These are the moments that I wish we had a lot more disposable income than we do right now. That we could simply run out and replace it. But we can't. I suppose the good news is there are other computers in our home - but one is my husbands and since he works from home - albeit very rarely - we can't add many items to it. The second is the old laptop, that doens't run all the programs I use - hence the reason for the new computer a few years ago. But for now, I will have to learn to live between the two computers. Of course, the old laptop we gave to the kids, so I told them it became mommy's again. They were pretty understanding - and the one who felt responsible all but insisted I take it "RIGHT NOW AND MAKE IT YOURS BECAUSE YOU NEED YOUR COMPUTER TO WORK ON AND YOU NEED TO HAVE A COMPUTER!" (did I mention how guilty and bad she felt - poor thing)

I have nothing else to say at the moment, just that I miss my computer already!