and we're...

up and running again.
When Andy sets his mind to computer fixin...well, he usually gets it running again.
He never really knows what he does...
BuT--that was good news, b/c I do not want to buy another computer right now,
that's for sure!
I have many blogs to post, but right now..I am off to read a book!
Hope your weeks are going great!

Stay tuned....

The computer (one and only) that Andy and I bought when Elena was a newborn..well, it is not wanting to work right now.
Now, I am a firm believer in sweet talking machines--my work buddy and I sweet talk the copier all the time...but I think my computer is just really needing something more than talk--like a professional.
Maybe the professional will know just the right thing to say, or do...
I knew a computer fixer one time, and he told me that sometimes when he did not know what to do..he really did talk to the machines--and IT WORKED!--I wonder if he said nice things, or mean things???
At my work--we think being nice to our copier will work better.
We would never utter the words "old dinosaur" copier--outloud when we are near the copier....oh no! might hurt its feelings...
get it?
Okay--so, talking to my beloved blogging facilitator has not worked.
Andy might get to it one day...until then..
well, no blogging, no facebook (I think that is a good thing), and no reading email--except at work.
I do miss blogging.
Facebook--might be on a permanent hiatus (oxymoron?).
Hotmail--no biggie--I get that at work.

One thing that concerns me is that Andy and I might be stuck in an old-timey bog...like
almost becoming Amish...
no cell buddies...no working computers...

Going out to get the paper first thing in the AM--has been nice, I must say. :)

A new fascination

Okay, since the beginning of my least favorite month, I have adopted a new habit.
Each day when I come home from school I lay down and I rest.
Sometimes I might even drift off to sleep...aaahhhh...
I am exhausted after working all day long, and this feels really nice--now,
this is not something one can do if you
1. have teeny babies
2. have mischievous children who will tear the house apart.

So while I am napping I watch Dr. Oz out of the corner of my eye.
At the beginning of the show I watch with all of my attention and get all
excited about the segments coming up.
No. Change that, at the beginning of the show I am begging Victor
to please not watch Arthur, and to let me watch Dr. Oz. :)
Then I switch it over and begin about 45 minutes of being very interested.
For one thing....Dr. Oz is not too bad to look at.
I just think he is a cutie pie! :)  (Old{er} man crush).
And for another, he is on a mission!
It is fun to watch all of his ideas.
Now, I usually am thinking...now, Dr. Oz, if
one were to take all of these pills and vitamins, one would be
taking a bucket load...
BUT--I guess the viewer can go online, to the Dr. Oz website and
then look into the segments a bit more--like the
recipes, and then try stuff!
So--I watch attentively for about 15 or 20 minutes and then
Dr. Oz tends to kind of fizzle out...and out I go, to tired mama
land. :)
Then at the end I wake up just in time for the summary, and to see a couple
of the segments, and then I go online and look the stuff up. :)

Yay Dr. Oz!!
Yay naps!

{February}

I have said this before, and I will say it again, ...February is my least favorite month.
It just seems to drag on forever!
We try to do things, and stay busy so that it will not drag on...
but seriously...
Isn't February over Yet??
Yesterday I thought it was going to be halfway warm outside so
I did not wear my heavy coat...and then all day long it was raining, and
the rain was a cold cold rain--that chills you to the bone.
I have had a cold for about 10 days...and I think the only thing that will make
the cold go away, is
March!

I like...

Oysters...and Barbeque, and pickles, and steak cooked medium rare, and olives...and raw veggies...
This is Elena by the way..who likes --well, what she likes and sometimes it amazes me.  She also likes egg rolls and egg drop soup..and well the list goes on...mostly topped by BUTTER!!
That is Eva's matted hair there.  :)  We had just bathed and her hair had not been {attacked} combed yet.
But this past Saturday night we all had oysters, and I will say that Elena wanted every one I would give her.
Since becoming a nurse, Andy is extra careful about cooking oysters and we grilled these and then steamed them...I hope all the sh*t germs were cooked away, but I will say they were DELICIOUS!  They are the filters of the sea, you know.. of course you do!  Despite the fact that I tell Elena this, she still loves them, and dip one in butter...she will claim it! :)   She will NOT eat MC --{anything}
Victor and Eva...not so much.
What I do find perplexing is that not one child of mine will eat Macaroni and cheese, or Chef Boyardee...
WITW???
I do not spend much time making those {and begging} anymore, or wondering...i just grab a jar of olives...and chill out! :)

I want one!!!

This picture was on my homepage this morning and here is the link so you can read about this teeny tiny little chameleon.
I have always wanted a chameleon...and have blogged about it here--back in 2009 probably. :)
This morning I found this article about a newly discovered species of teeny tine chameleons that live in Madagascar--OMG!!  They are very very cute, and well, I want one. :)

So, if you want to read the article here is the link

Tiny Chameleon Article

Happy Wednesday....Mine is going to be...I am going to daydream about tiny Chameleons all day long, I just know it!

I do...and {we} did...

celebrate Valentine's day!
I have picture evidence, however, it is trapped in the camera--and will be for days.
:)
My biggest Valentine's day surprise was....
A dessert spread in the workroom at school!!
I mean full of yummy, beautiful treats made by school moms for us!
How sweet?!
I ate til my stomach was full and my sweet tooth content.
There were perfectly decorated sugar cookies...the ever-trendy whoopie pies --chocolate with pink icing...
there were pound cakes and all kinds of cookies....
The table was just gorgeous!
We all enjoyed it.

Thanks PTA moms!
Thanks thoughtful people.
I love a sweet surprise, and from the smiling faces around school,
I think nearly everyone did.

Pink, Red, White, Chocolate, Sugar, fun clothes, hearts, kisses....
I mean what's not to love?