Blogging Abscence

I apologize for not blogging lately. There have been a combination of issues going on...the touchpad on our new laptop was too sensitive...so everytime I touched it while typing it would transport me to a different window or screen and I'd lose my work. That is fixed now. (Hug Hug...Kiss Kiss for my wonderful hubby.) With this being said...many have asked what type of laptop we got. It is a Dell Inspiron 1545. No, it doesn't have Windows 7, yet...but it will soon.

Part 2 of my list of excuses...it is the holiday season and I work retail. Need I say more? Well...yes, I should. I interviewed on Friday 12/11...with the regional VP and he signed off on my to begin my Store Manager training. I'm slotted to take my own store as early as February 2010! Yes, very excited, but it has been down-played by all b/c of how busy this time of year is for all of us.

Part 3...I've been doing my holiday "to-dos"...shopping...wrapping...shipping...making...earning my elf ears. :) We got the gifts in the mail today that needed to go out of state...this year they will make it before Christmas. Yeah!

Part 4...I've been accused of being a Facebook addict. Ok...so I play this farm game on the program with my son...I'm sure its teaching him several things...money management...how to plant seeds...how to pet animals...and how to use the computer...Ok...so I'm into the Facebook stuff...but, my reason for joining the program still stands: I'm keeping up with my brother's activities while deployed. And, he is doing well. He received the mini tree we sent, and has since decorated it with all of the ornaments everyone sent to him. Now I'm thinking up a few more activities we can do as a family to keep in touch with him.

Part 5 JMS is now very interested in the computer and pushing its buttons. We've let him play a game or two on PBS.org...so now when I sit down he tells me he wants to help me with my "log"...aka Blog. :) And, he is the extra special helper everyone always dreamed of...today he "matched" all of our shoes. Our closets have never looked so organized. He likes to help me cook...try cracking a hard-boiled egg...haha, he nearly tore the thing in half. But he is a good stirrer...and did a great job with mixing corn bread(an activity mom used to have me do at her house). [Laura, the Easy Brownie Pan made perfect corn bread squares too!]

Part 6...not really an excuse...but definitely something we've accomplished in the past 60 days...JMS is wearing underwear and using the "potty" like a big boy!!! This was one of the most dreaded activities for me with regard to parenting...but I'm sure other parents will tell me that there are many more to come. (driver's education etc...)

To make everyone feel better...now that the computer is more user friendly...I'll post more.