keyboards and stuff

Well I let a good bit of time slip by again without posting...I have been reading others but I have had a horrible couple of weeks with my keyboard. It started when the one that with my comp started having letters that skipped sometimes, and the space bar was iffy ...since I was having trouble with the mouse as well, I went and bought a combo set that had both in it because it was cheaper than buying them seperately. I got the thing home and there was a block of dead letters so back to the store with to exchange..I really didn't like the way the keyboard felt anyway so i decided to go with a different one..and a seperate mouse. It was a nice keyboard...would have been even better if it had worked!! The night I hooked it up it was fine...the next day I had to restart my pc to get it to work and the third day no amount of restarting the poor pc would get it to work...it finally occured to me that it was inceed the keyboard malfunctioning instead of the pc...mainly when I realized that the caps lock light didn't come on. DUH! lol Back to the store AGAIN for a replacement and FINALLY got one that seems to be working fine. It is extremely frustrating to deal with shoddy products...seems to be happening more and more these days, or maybe I am just lucky?

There was a 'bug' making the rounds here too....the babies all had a turn and then of course they shared with me...so I spent most of Sat and Sun with a raging case of intestinal distress! God love the lil germ toters!!!

This week was my 'trip' north. I drove up to Dallas ( it was hotter than Hades that day and the a/c in my car decided not to cool properly!) and flew out of there Tuesday afternoon and arrived in Minneapolis at 7:30 pm where I was met with a huge grin and a hug, quite a difference in the weather too...it was nice and cool! Off thru the rain to find the hotel where the reservations were...after having to backtrack a couple of times we finally made it and checked in with no problems. A late night meant a late morning....and the afternoon was spent at the Dr. and a nice dinner....A large chunk of the day Thursday was spent at a HUGE mall.....was like a small indoor city! There was an amusement park, an aquarium and a museum INSIDE ..and it was 3 stories!! OMG a shoppers heaven!~not alot of sleep on Thursday night...up at 3:30 am to be at the airport at 5 for a 6 am flight home....what an unholy hour to have to be up and functioning!!! I arrived back in Dallas at 8:30am...thankfully the horrible heat that had been there when I left had been relieved by thunderstorms so the drive home was pleasant. All in all it was a very nice trip, good to get away from the house with no kids for a while, good company....................... Now the $60 question is: what happens now? I guess time will tell. ( All the people up there talk funny too!!!)

Now for the good news.....after the 2 weeks of fretting about my daughter, she came home from her vacation and went to the Dr and the lil one's heart was audible and working just like it should be. Thank God. I was really worrying and I am SO very relieved that things are just as they should be!!!!! * HUGE GRIN*

Well my daughter went to the Dr. for her check up Tuesday and came home with the news that she is indeed 10 1/2 weeks pregnant...expected arrival time is Oct. 30. Bad news was that they couldn't hear a heartbeat...she wasn't concerned because the Dr. explained to her that it was fairly common at that stage of pregnancy for that to happen. She is scheduled back in 2 weeks to try again. While she might not be concened..I AM. I didn't let on but the return visit in 2 weeks is out of the ordinary at this stage and scares me. I know that things happen in the early stages of pregnancy quite often but it's going to be devastating if there is something wrong here and there is nothing I can do but worry now for 2 weeks. Meanwhile she goes on about making plans for the lil one..planning the nursery, trying on different names etc etc. Another twist...it was 5 years ago at this time that we found out that my son's first expected lil one was not alive.....Life can be such a cruel bitch.

lol I wonder why I can think of all kinds of things I want to remember to write down in this blog...but when I get here they all slip from my mind.

College Station (home of Texas A & M) sponsers a series of free music concerts every spring in the ampitheater there... take your bug repellant, your lawn chairs or blankets, munchies and a cooler..sit back and enjoy. It really is nice..they have a variety of music styles. Last week was the first of the season....cover bands, one Eagles and one Fleetwood Mac. Neither being a huge favorite of mine...I would still have gone and enjoyed except for the b-day party Sat. This week is the Bellamy Bros. and next week is the symphony. Also performing this year will be Buckwheat Zydeco, Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88's and a few local bands....it should be a good series and it's really nice sitting out under the stars listening.

April 5

Wow time flies...I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted! A couple of things going on...

Friday the 31st was my oldest daughters birthday. She is 30...DAMN how did that happen??? Isn't she supposed to be that tiny lil 4 1/2 pd thing I brought home from the hospital all those years ago?? Or the lil girl with the beautiful brown eyes and curly brown hair? So many memories of this child of mine who I have such a confusing relationship with. I readily admit I don't understand her, I don't understand the choices she makes....the way her mind works is foreign to me. She isn't a bad child, never pushed the limits like the other 2 did. I think it just boils down to a different personality...she is very much like her paternal grandmother...a loving, sincere woman who will make you nutty as a fruitcake in 24 hours or less. lol Anyway we had a small get together at my son's house to honor the occasion on Saturday. It was a nice day, warm and sunny, the kids could play outside and all was well.

Well the trip north is on..reservations are made..tickets purchased.............leaving on the 18th....do I know why I am willing to do this again? partially but not totally I think, maybe I don't want to know. Am I using him to drive out the other one? I have given that a lot of thought because he doesn't deserve that...the other should be finished before this begins and I feel like that has happened this time and I can move on. Do I feel guilty....YES of course I do...I know it's wrong! LOL It would be nice to be rid of that conscience thing sometimes. How did I manage to pick up these 'loose' ways only after I reached middle age? I wish I knew...I can only blame it on insuffiencies here at home...I guess if I were the right kind of person I would leave...but 30 years is a very long time to toss out the window when there are things wrong...but somethings right too. Where is that crystal ball when you need it, I wonder how this path is gonna go.............................