"Normal" is "in transit" as well....

Oh dear. Friday again?! This week back at school was so busy... partly because I found myself running around trying to find "Normal". I imagine "normal" is about as hard to find as "Transit". Perhaps they are in the same state....

We have done well and survived our first week back in school. Jessica started swim lessons and Michael started electric guitar this week... so that somewhat added to the busy feel. (correction- "feel" is the wrong word.. that was no feeling!!! It WAS busy!) And somehow my six month and one year return appointments for dental work and eye exams ended up one day apart this very week! How did that happen?? Whew. Got that New Year off to a rip roaring start. LOL

The girls and I head off to a friend's tonight for a Mom/Daughter sleepover... fun!!!! We are all really looking forward to this. I have no idea how many girls will be there, nor any idea if the Mom knows how wild a place can be full of little girls. LOL Should be a blast.

Yes, the computer came and I'm typing away on it. It's wonderful.. fast and doesn't take unexpected naps on me, acting too tired to change to another web page. That's so rude of a computer, isn't it!?

I downloaded a home school tracker program.. designed to keep lesson plans and grades all together and make my life easier. HAR HAR HAR HAR

Well, fellow blog readers, I must go fold laundry or there will be no clean clothes to pack for tonight. Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Where's "Transit"??

I just had to share this as it makes me laugh every time I think about it.

I am very patiently waiting for the arrival of a new laptop computer (and the top of the laptop is green .. now that alone makes me smile!!! LOL) It is arriving via Fed Ex and I have only checked the tracking around 74 times today. I'm a very patient person when it comes to deliveries that have tracking numbers....

Just before lunch I checked the 63rd time just to see if there was recorded progress between 1:59 AM today when it was in Pasco, WA, and now. Nope... nothing new... it just said "in transit".

Well, when I read that out loud, Nicole asked "Transit??? Where's Transit? How many hours away is that??" LOLOLOL

Now.. I know the UPS schedule around here really well, but not the Fed Ex. And it's still in Transit, wherever that is...

First Day of School....

For 2009, that is. Yes, vacation is over.... we had extra days with Jason home due to snow and boy did we all enjoy that!!!! So with thankfulness for the wonderful vacation, excitement over the start of a New Year, and mixed feelings about returning to the daily routine... here we go!!!!


I actually like the routine of school. The house is pretty quiet at the moment with them all working away on their math or reading. In all honesty, they weren't too thrilled about the start of school again, but all is well. Michael starts electric guitar lessons today. COOL!!! or rather.. "SWEET"!!! I am quite sure he is going to enjoy this. Jessica starts swim lessons on Thursday. She wants to swim on a team.. I do believe there will be one in Cd'A later this spring. Hmmm.. will have to look into that!


I'm including a favorite pic of the kids. May the start of 2009 be great for all of you!!!

Modern in-conveniences..

LOL. What are those??? I have discovered over this Christmas break how very inconvenient "modern conviences" can be!!!

This was the year of electronics for our family. Jason got an iPod for his birthday... he gave me a portable speaker to put my iPod on. Well, the speaker will charge mine while it plays, but it won't charge his as it is a newer generation iPod!!! Oh brother...

And cameras come with a college textbook type manual!! And far too many instructions for me.. please.. just how does one turn it on and snap a shot? I figured that out.. will leave the technical complicated pictures for someone else...

And the final inconvenient moment was getting a Wii. We are very slow in updating video games and TVs and such things. We finally figured out that we have never bought a normal TV (just a small, and I do mean small, vcr/tv unit). The TV we have had for over 13 years belonged to parents first! Hmmmm... So we decided to purchase a flat screen TV (that HAD to fit in the TV cabinet, so it isn't too big). That meant unloading the TV cabinet... then hooking up a DVD player, a VCR player, the Wii.. and hey.. why not the stereo system as well?!?!?! So that meant taking apart the stereo system in the other room, putting it in here, trying the speakers in one spot, moving them to another..

And a flat screen you can't just turn on and use! One has to set it up... this color, that color, surround sound or not?, wide screen, zoom screen,...and on and on the lists go. What seemed to be such an easy thing turned out to take all evening and then some!!!

The not so modern TV went downstairs and guess what? Yep- another inconvenience as the DVD player down there doesn't hook up to the TV. Oh my goodness....

I'm really laughing about this. We call all these things "modern conveniences", but they take so much time and energy just to figure out and run!! Yes, they certainly are fun after one figures out how to get past "on". :) I was just amazed at how complicated things have become. Even a simple speaker thing Michael got that one plugs an MP3 player into had a long instruction list!! And this truly was a "turn on and play" type item. It's hilarious. Does anyone really read all these, and in every language provided?

Good thing they come with "quick start guides"....