We wanted to make it special for her, especially because she's 16 only once. I'd been urging Heidi to tell me how she'd like to celebrate her birthday. We couldn't afford to do a big bash like what happens on Long Island. Here, though, a lot of Heidi's friends had "Sweet 16" sleepovers. I thought she might like that too but she was totally lukewarm about it. Billy gets movie tickets free so we decided on a trip to the movies. I asked her if she wanted to invite a friend. Billy can also get a free ticket for a friend. Heidi thought she'd invite Liz but it didn't work not. Not sure why. Liz stopped by while we were out. She baked Heidi some cookies, very sweet of her!
Heidi was also camera shy today and I guess I understand, but I sure wish I had a picture of her. We got her a sweet 16 balloon and a single rose. She'd wanted a watch, computer games, books, etc etc and we got her a watch and a nice cardigan sweater. Kristin got her some manga books, Japanese comics I think. Linda got her a beautiful unicorn with a light stand. It changes colors!
The kids decided they wanted to see Resident Evil 2 which is something I refuse to look at. TB and I went to see Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. That was pretty cool! It was a sort of sci-fi Indiana Jones story. I am really impressed with Jude Law. He has been a terrific actor in every movie I've ever seen him in.
We capped off the evening with pizza and one of those death-by-chocolate birthday cakes.
Billy has to work until 11 this evening and again tomorrow from 7-11 p.m. He is being trained to work in the box office.
So I hope today was special for Heidi.
This weeks Bit is about the internet...enjoy!
1. How long have you been online? Not today, but in total, how long have you had your computer?
I?ve had this computer about a year. I?ve had 3 computers previous to this one and have been online on one or the other for around 10 years.
2. Do you have many online friends? Have you ever met any in person or spoken to them over the phone?
I am fortunate enough to have a lot of online friends. I?ve talked to many in person and I?ve met Elfie, Nancy, Dawn, Robin, Cheryl, John, Jenny, and Rho. Some online friends are closer to me than friends I made in the more ?conventional? way. My online friends, particularly Elfie, Nancy & Dawn were very supportive after Rich died. I don?t know what I would have done without them and all my other online friends. And the best of these, of course, would be TB. I met him online, we met, we dated and we married. Happy story, happy ending.
3. What are your favorite things to do while online?
I like to read the news, read other people?s journals and just surf. I enjoy writing but I don?t do much of that online.
4. List your favorite websites.
A Star From Mosul ? journal of a 17 year old girl in Iraq
I Speak of Dreams, a little bit of everything
Circle of Friends, a group journal by friends and families
5. Do you know HTML, Javascripts? Do you create your own webpages and graphics?
Do you have any websites?
I know a little html but not javascripts ? or at least I don?t think I do. I?ve created my own webpages ? sort of. I use templates and I borrow graphics. I do have websites, one for fan fiction and one a memorial website for my late husband Rich. I have journals here and also on diary-x.
6. What do you hate about the internet? What annoys you most about it?
The search engines are a waste of time as far as I?m concerned. I also don?t like that it?s so easy for a kid to get into some serious trouble online.