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*