Scribblings

Traveling Tomas

That boy can really move now! He has discovered the joys of getting around on his own speed and he is really into it! He crawls and he cruises (holds onto the wall and walks down the hall to my room) and he holds onto our hands and calls out his version of "Yaaaaaay!" He is so cute ... and so fast! You have to get up and follow him around once he gets going.

He came home yesterday with a bruise over and under his eye. Kennan says he dropped his bottle into the toybox and then fell into it, on top of it. I sort of think Travelin' T has caught his dad & folks by surprise too and they weren't watching or weren't close enough to grab him.

I just sent some emails off to 2 more colleges Billy wants to go to. We've had such a rough time the last 2 years but there's no place on the FAFSA (free application for student aid) to explain that so I have to contact financial aid at the colleges separately.

Now I'm on my way to see the spinal orthopod and find out what's what with my back!

Check out all the cool kitties at this week's Carnival of the Cats at Maggie's!

Baker's Dozen:

1. I miss the grandkids especially on the weekend, especially when we pass Imagination Kingdom and especially with all the great new kid movies out
2. Maybe the Cadbury eggs aren't getting me but the Reese's white chocolate peanut butter cups sure are!
3. Are there 12 steps for choco-holics?
4. Taking the pain medication makes me too dopey and sleepy to really enjoy a movie. Not taking it makes me not enjoy anything
5. The weather was brisk and cold but at least there was no snow! Where are the daffodils?
6. Explaining your financial circumstances to colleges is rather stressful
7. Does Ann Rule write any books about happy people? I guess books about happy people wouldn't sell ...
8. Tomas sure can move around fast now!
9. What is that cat doing to my stuffed animals?
10. Digital cameras that cost $19 probably don't have flashes
11. I forgot to get the oil changed in my car
12. St. Patrick's dinner is happening twice at our house this week!

This picture comes from our photoblog and was taken last fall, when Linda and T went to visit Tennessee. I picked this picture because it shows all the grandkids!

QOTD

What do you remember about when you first learned to use a computer?

One of the first things I remember is thinking: thank God, now I don't have to ask any more snotty Computer Lab people for help! I was so abysmally ignorant I could turn on the computer and that's about it. I didn't know how to run any program, didn't know anything about MS Word and had no clue how to get onto the Internet. I took a class and by the end of the 12 weeks (or however long it was) I had become independent and didn't need any help ... yay!

Besides blogging, what do you use your computer for the most?

Probably email and surfing with writing stories a distant third after that. :P