Hello Blog...

I have missed you.

I stopped blogging because I was worried about my computer.  But I'm finding that the computer is erratic, in the times it dies... and I'm able to spend enough time on here each day (without it dying) to go ahead and try to pick up the blog again.

So I went for a walk/run this morning. I'm making an effort to try to lose those last few stubborn lbs. and trim some trouble spots up before the wedding.

Let's start by saying it was more of a walk than a run...  I started out running, and then dropped down to a walk...I picked up the pace a few times, but didn't want to overdo it.  I'll work up to that, right?

For those of you who run for *fun*  (and there are at least 5 of you on my Facebook friends list), I think you may all be certifiable.  That wasn't fun.  LOL.  It was, at the most, a means to an end.

Anybody have any advice?  Keep in mind, this isn't something I want to sink any money into... or necessarily something I even will keep up after I fit into that dress.  Right now I'd say that's doubtful, at best, but we'll see.

Here's hoping this gets easier.

PS... Where do you put your stuff?  I had stuff (phone, keys, IPod) I didn't want to leave the house without... but didn't have pockets, and ended up holding them in my hands... that felt silly.  LOL

Well...

It's been almost a week.  I don't know what's going to happen to this blog, for at least the short-term.  I definitely don't think I'm going to be able to continue to update daily.  We'll have to see.
My computer is dying.  It's a ridiculously sad thing for me.  I love this computer, and love Apple products, but there's no way that it's in the budget to go Apple again if I lose this computer.  I'll be crossing over to the dark side and getting something pretty cheap as a replacement, if I get anything.

Right now, my computer has taken to throwing tantrums and shutting down whenever it feels like it.  I don't know what's going on.  I need to take it in to have someone look at it, but the whole thing just kills me.  There's no pattern as to how long it's been running, or which programs I am using, either.  It just shuts down sometimes.  The last time, it almost didn't come back on.  I about had a panic attack.  I've got everything backed up, too... but then again, I don't know how much good a Mac backup is going to be if I end up running a Windows machine :(

Anyways, I'm using the computer very little nowadays, hoping to not run it into the ground any sooner than I have to.

I *have* tried to keep up with taking pictures as often as I can... just figuring on adding them to the blog when I can, and at least having the memories.

We were sorting through the junkmail and looking for coupons.  At one time or another, both the dog and the cat had claimed the pile for their own.

Using breadstick 'chopsticks' to eat our Alfredo :D

My guys are so cool.

Payback's a bummer.  I was told that if I got to take pictures of them, it was only fair if they took mine too. LOL

Guess who jumped on the Ravens bandwagon during the first half of the game against Pitt last weekend?

Playin Spongebob Connect 4

Watchin' our show.  I love my guys.

Just playin'

He wouldn't let me put his collar down... that's how he wanted it for school.

Nugglin w/ the dog

This is how we wait for Daddy to come home every night.

No pix again today

Nothing much to show.

It was report card day, and that was good.  The Boy got all As and Bs... not too bad.  He improved in 1 of 4 core subjects, but each of the other 3 slipped by half a letter grade.  Not horrible, but not a trend we want to see continue, either.  All in all, though, we can be happy with it, for sure, with room for improvement.

Nothing else major going on... quiet day at home, grocery shopping, and waiting for my guys.  They came home and we did the family dinner and tv time.  Now they're each playing their respective video games, and I'm here reflecting on how lucky I am to just have them.

January 12 AND 13

Ok, so I was in a FOUL mood last night.  Horrible.

And I was about to come in here and post my 2 sentence post to say "I'm in a bad mood, and will talk to you tomorrow" and post my picture, when my internet completely died.  I figured that was God's way of hinting at myself that I need not be inflicting myself upon anyone at the moment. 



So I settled myself down into my spot in between these 2 lovely gentlemen and listened to The Honey teach The Boy about life through the Xbox.  


Today was much the same.  Best part of my day spent nuggling in between my guys. 

Feeling weird today...

The lady who inspired me to write this blog is someone I've never met in person.  She knows some people my mom knows peripherally, and we all play the same Facebook game, so we became 'friends' in order to advance in the game.  But I like her posts, and she's always seemed like such a positive person.  She's got 3 young kids, and a positive outlook on life, and celebrated 10 years with her husband not too terribly long ago.

Yesterday, she posted that her husband had passed away suddenly.  I'm ridiculously affected by this, especially for people I have not/probably won't ever meet.  3 young kids... a relatively young (I think mid 30s) couple, and he's just gone. 

I'm so sad for her, and know that there isn't anything I can say. 

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I worry for her and her kids, and know that there isn't anything I can do, except pray that they make it through this.

Most of all, though, it brings mortality home... again.  We lost The Honey's brother-in-law 2 1/2 months ago.  A few weeks later, someone I used to know when I lived in MD passed away suddenly.  Both had young kids, and it makes me think about what I would do if I was in the same situation.  How would I cope?

Mostly, it makes me feel so incredibly blessed... I still have My Honey.  He's coming home tonight, and we'll be together.  That asterisk up there^ is the exact moment in the writing of this blog entry that he called me to tell me that he'd be coming home from work soon, and that he'd taken care of dinner... I don't have to cook tonight.  So sweet. 

Anyways... bittersweet ramblings, after hearing someone else's tragic news... I just feel weird.

<3

Snow day...

This was pretty early on... maybe an hour after I'd dropped The Boy off at school.

Yuck.

Did I ever tell you how much I looooove snow? 

I LIED.

I am so not a fan.  I've been out to shovel twice, and will probably go out a few more times.  I gotta get the snow up off the driveway before I go get The Boy from school, so I don't pack the snow down farther.  I wrestled with icy tire tracks for quite a while this morning. Then, I'll pull back into the driveway when I get home, so that there's at least part of the driveway I don't have to shovel before The Honey gets home.  I'll probably shovel one last time right before he gets here.  Yay.

The Boy gets off of school one hour early today.  I'm not real sure what the point of that is, but that's ok.  At least I get him home earlier. :D  I'll be much happier when he's home and when The Honey's home.  I hate when they're out there with crazy driver people who freak out at snow.

Oops

Most exciting thing I did today was go surprise The Honey at work on his lunch break today... I took The Pup up to say 'hi' :D.  Should have taken the camera, but I totally spaced it.

I like to go surprise him there.  His days are stinkish and long, and I hate that he has to go there, so if I can surprise him and brighten a day a little bit, I love to do that.  :D

We went across the street and hit the Wendy's for lunch real fast and had a quick meal in the car, just to break up the yuckiness of the boringness of the day. 

I struggled back and forth today with a desire to do some baking... partly because I think it would be fun, and I know the guys would love to have that stuff around... and partly because I'd like to be able to play with some of my new Christmas gifts.   Like THIS:  

That thing is so cool.  I can't wait to play around with making all sorts of icing designs.  But alas.... I know that if I got started, I might never stop, and somebody has to EAT all of that stuff... I can't have it in my house with 6 months to the wedding.  So maybe not... for now.  LOL