it's the sound of my bad luck, that then appears more like GOOD luck kicking in yet again.
and let us all say a HUGE thank you.
why? well, i'm sure a few have really worried WHY i have not shared my Kade birthday blog among any other random things for ages.
well...in the middle of typing up my Kade birthday blog, the power went out. the power goes out at this STUPID house daily, if not more often. (i hate hate hate this house. check that, i love love love my house, just hate hate hate my useless landlord/letting agents).
ANYWAY. yes blogger DOES save as i type, however...i'd JUST began the typing portion. prior to that was collecting all necessary thoughts and stories to share and of course, photos. so by that time, the power went out and i lost it. my patience that is.
fast forward. finding the time and "place" to write again wasn't happening as it should've with all the holiday cheer (craaaazy schedule between school etc...). then, of course what else could happen? yeah...i got the funk. i mean my computer did. ya know, i didn't renew my norton and went with another one recommended to me by SEVERAL computer guru's and well, lets just say it's time i made up with norton b/c i'm so less than impressed. 8o
NOT a fan of AVG. HEY! it did finally find that it had a trojan on it, when you might ask? ooooh...when i'd run a couple of "killers" on it and had downloaded a new malware program and it was halfway done scanning (which took nearly 3 hours). if AVG were a real live person, i'd have really and truly (and not just SAYING it, i REALLY woulda) walked up to them and kicked the shit out of them right in their shin. perfectly projected to that ONE super tender spot on the shin.
yeah, thanks for NOTHING!
at any rate, my good luck is... the crisis is now averted. files and computer seem to be intact.
i just got scared and turned it off for a few days until i could get my bearings straight and do some research on how to do it properly. thankfully, my ADHD keeps my organization to a minimum and i've got 4 external hard drives full of photos and the times i've zapped that poor computer with improper voltage, i try not to keep much on it (poor thing). so it was just a little bit of stuff that i think was not backed up, so while it would've been heartbreaking, it could've been much much worse!
so.
yeah.
i was just getting worried and finally had to build up my guts and just do it b/c now all my memory cards are FULL and they had nowhere to go. (long boring computer nerd story as to why i can only do pics on one computer).
i've got LOTS of snow pics. we got about 8" of snow and its still covering the ground several days later. all you fellow texans know that is unheard of! ;)
we MIGHt just MIGHT have a white Christmas and i'm SUCH a little kid i'm just giddy! the other night i was bouncing around with excitement, yeah...REALLY, about the snow while Mr. Grumbly Bear was complaining about having to drive to work in it! I guess it's a good thing we do have little kids to revel in the small things with me. :) we can get damn excited about snow and santa and chocolate together.
so needless to say, i've got a LOT of photos of them! it's kinda slushy gross and REALLY cold out right now, so we've not been out in it yet today or y'day at all. our snowman is holding strong though...
the boys are out of school until jan. 5th. i was terrified of it, but i'm actually enjoying it already. (see this same subject NEXT week). i was able to think ahead a smidge and bought some little nifties at the craft store on base (OMG i SOOOOO miss hobby lobby and Michaels and think they BLOW CHUNKS for not having online shopping). so we'll have a few crafty days and then well, after they open all their goodies on Friday morning, i'm sure they'll stay pretty entertained.
i'm having fun with them. i love their ages right now. 3 & 5. WOW. how cool! :) they're so much fun and so big and just freakin awesome. i'm in a lovin' mood lately i guess. something crawled up my fanny and reminded me to REALLY look around when i try to get grouchy lately. my kids are freakin AWESOME. my husband is AWESOME and our dog is even AWESOME!
life is good. 8o)
i guess i'd gotten pretty down in the dumps for so many pretty BIG things happening at home and again, its just certain times (holidays included) that it is pretty tough to not be there. but we make the best of it and i'm certain everyone knows how much we LOVE them and we'd be there w/out a second thought if it were remotely possible. we WILL be there in 2010 though.
we're also going over some big decisions we've got to make within the next year or so and we might be possibly maybe going a different direction than originally planned when we came over here. we are not going to close any doors and things can change for sure, but the idea of it being more of a possibility is exciting and a relief to me i think.
as an update to my lens situation. well...it's just a goner. the shop had it for 4+ months and then when they finally got the INFO, not even the PARTS it wa going to cost 5x what it was originally which would end up being a good bit more than i'd even paid for it new. i just took it there thinking it would save some time rather than sending it back to the states for warranty work. so i guess i will ship it off there now. but...i've got the hook up on the lens situation FINALLY and well, i think that being up in the air for so long was really weighing on my mind.
its really really really hard to be a "--------------" (insert whatever you are at heart) and not be able to fully do that. an artist w/ canvases but no paint or a musician with a guitar but no strings. you get the idea. to be a creative person with no creative outlet, or to only be doing a sub-par job with whatever you can find. well it SUCKS.
it is dis-heartening.
nonetheless i've built up quite the catalog of things and places i need to shoot. some stuff that i always wanted to do, but never did. it is the year (2010) of letting my creativity run free. no more excuses. however lame they were. no mas.
when the boys go back to school, co will be in 4 full days a week! YIKES! they only did mornings on mon/tues and were able to open up those afternoons and he said he wanted to do 4 instead of 3. i can do fab entertaining him for one day alone, but seriously, by day 2 we're running on low. (high maintenance kid here, don't knock me till you contend with him). haha. so he's really excited and i think it makes him feel like that much more of a big boy to go almost as much as kade.
i am hoping and praying i can find SOMEWHERE fo rhim to go to big boy school in September. he's totally ready for it in everyway. i will not get into debates about it either. i know people are speaking from their own experiences, but i speak from mine and the fact that i know my kids. people continually tell me how much better it is to let them start later. but i disagree very much. if your child is not ready, then OBVIOUSLY it is best to wait. however kade is one of the younger ones in his class and he's doing great, teachers all around brag on him when i'm there. about how well he does. he's reading so well! yes READING! fully? well no of course not, but for his age? he can totally read some books all by himself. its awesome! anyway, knowing my kids like i do...b/c they are mine and all and from my own experience as a child. to me, in my humble opinion... holding a child back when they are fully ready due to what society says, what the "average" rule says etc... is hurting them just as much. i'd have done soooooo much better had i been able to move forward and experienced a lot more challenge. my kids get JUST as bored. when they get bored...guess what they do? they are disruptive, destructive, obnoxious etc.... (in other words i, in no way, entertain them nearly well enough at home!haha). so anyway. that rant...is just that i'm trying to find somewhere for cody to go to school, where it is a good mix of curriculum and structure with free play as well. he's ENORMOUS. intelligent. and easily bored. we need to challenge him all the way. haha
kade has been thriving in school. absolutely thriving. it's been soo good for him and i'm amazed by him all the more. i've got myself one hell of an artist on my hands for sure and i LOVE it. he's got that totally insane balance of middle brain going on like me i think. he is not what i'd call totally ambidextrous, but can use both hands accordingly such as me. he's not 100% one thing or another like me. he's very artistic, but extremely logical at the same time. it's a gift and a curse all at once. but hey, at least i will be able to identify with him right? i never knew there was an "in between" when you got into the whole right brain/ left brain thing, but apparently there is and i have finally found my place. haha
more on kade in his bday blog though.
coming.
soon.
and here i was just gonna come on and say "hey" and "more to come'
HA!!!
don't we all know better????
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