Last night my sister-in-law, niece and nephew came for a visit (they are in town selling puppies – anyone want a Great Dane or Boxer?). Also, our friends the Rowes came over with their 4 boys and brownies!! Yum! After awhile we all gathered in the living room and played with the Karaoke machine Eric was given for Christmas.
My niece really enjoyed dancing and I was tickled to get a few videos of her grooving! Hope you enjoy them too!
I’ve had a Palm PDA for several years. I kept my calendar on it, read books and played Sudoku. But I also had to carry my phone, my camera and my MP3 player. So, last summer Hubs got me a Palm Centro that combines my Palm, my phone, my camera (even a video) and my MP3 player. I was in love!
And, then – if you follow me on Twitter you know this – I dropped it in a HUGE cup of coffee on my desk. And it was dead. I tried everything I could find online to revive it, but nothing worked.
Long story short…I was able to replace my Palm Centro in February. But then I received my bill. Please note that I went back to my original phone – it wasn’t an upgrade or anything. They had added a data plan onto my phone plan. I called about it and they said that all Smartphones and PDAs were now required to carry a data plan. I was able to negotiate a cheaper plan…but where I want to or not….I can now go online and check my personal email on my phone.
So, looking for the silver lining, I’m going to use it! So, if you use your phone to go online, etc…..what in the world do you do?   Educate me!!
J2 – came home from Awanas and announced that he read the Bible….all by himself!!
And, his first verse was Romans 3:23!!
He read it to me and said, “Aren’t you proud of me, mom?”
Yes – I really, really am!! 🙂
The day started pretty rough. We didn’t make it to church when I suddenly realized what today was and sort of lost it. I got it together, but there was no way I wanted to be anywhere other than home. I posted Joshua’s picture here and so enjoyed all your prayers and well wishes. It’s so nice to know I’m not alone in remembering him.
We had arranged for my Sister and Bil-ly to come visit today to help with taxes and talk about possible house projects. I was so thankful they came even though their youngest had to go to Grandma’s house as she had a fever – poor thing.
We ended up having a nice visit, getting our taxes done (pending just one item) and having a nice meal. We talked about our big vacation in 2010 (Williamsburg & Washington DC) and lots of other fun stuff.  (Any vacation suggestions are very welcome – we can’t wait to start learning about what Virginia has to offer us!)
Then my friend, Trina, surprised us by bringing over a lovely purple hydragea! I love it! I can’t wait to plant it in the front yard.
And, just now I was surfing blogs and saw that my friend Theresa is buying a house – in California!! We met about 5 years ago in a Quilting class. Ever since then, I’ve sort of grieved over the fact that someday she’d move back home to Washington….and maybe she still will…but at least this means she’ll be here a bit longer! I’m so tickled that I can’t stop smiling! She’s one of those people who just lights up your life! Is it bad that I’m a wee bit sad her house isn’t closer to me? Now I’m just being greedy!
So, while today is a day I dread every year – and tears were shed – I’m soooo thankful for family and friendships that help distract me!
