It's Back!!!!!!!!

My laptop is back, but I can't get the upgrade for our Network Magic to install correctly, which means no internet on it. And for some reason Tommy's laptop will not connect to the internet either, even though the Network Magic says that it is connected. Enough to make a sane person scream.

Cross Country

Cross Country by James Patterson

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
As always, I cannot put this James Patterson book down. This book keeps you wondering what is going on because Alex Cross doesn't understand what is going on. The ending made me exclaim out loud. It is amazing how James Patterson can leave you salivating for the next book with only one paragraph that only has a few sentences in it.


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Fingers Crossed

Supposedly, my laptop will be fixed tomorrow and ready for pickup. The part arrived today, so he will be putting back together tomorrow. I can't wait to have it back. I have really missed it.

Tommy's new new laptop should be arriving anytime now, although a snowstorm is supposed to be hitting all day tomorrow, so it may be delayed.

Yesterday, I had a really great day at Walgreens. (photo when the laptop is back) I got:

• 8 Garnier Shampoos
• 8 Garnier Conditioners
• 8 Garnier Styling Products
• 8 Boxes of Quaker Oatmeal
• 1 Garnier Facial Cleansing Towelettes
• 6 Boxes of Benefiber Sticks
• 3 Hersheys/Reeses Candy Bars
  
• 6 Cow Tales

For all of this I paid $o Out of Pocket, of course I have nothing left from my gift card I had left from last month's rebates. But if I did not have the gift card, I would have spent  $28.91 which is a wonderful deal. With coupons and sales, I saved $161.63!!!! Can you believe it? I had to keep looking at the receipts and telling my husband what a deal I got. And Tommy is so great that he knew to answer "Yes dear, You are awesome!" Oh and I still have a $5 Register Reward left.

Such Excitement

What a surprise yesterday when I opened my email and found out that I had won Organizing Junkie's monthly round-up prize. Sorry for no graphic. That darn computer is still in the shop!!! I couldn't believe it. I won a spot in Aby Garvey's organizing workshop. I have been wanting to try out her workshops, but worried about the expense and whether it would be worth it. I also have Aby's book The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker., which I absolutely love. Such great ideas and wonderful eye candy to boot.

Ready or Not

Whether we are ready or not, it is back to school time tomorrow. Excited on one hand to be back, but on the other hand I did not finish nearly half of what I wanted to accomplish. But then I hardly ever can complete a to-do list. I always put way more than can be humanly accomplished that way I never run out of things to do.

Dashing Through The Snow

I have taken my picture for today, but the laptop still is not finished. So when the laptop is back, I will download my pictures and add a batch all at one time. But trust me I have taken pictures for my days.


Here is a link to a really good deal for Scholastic Books. They are marked down to $1.00 each and the shipping is $2.25 for 25 items. This is a deal that cannot be beat.



Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a lighthearted read. Quick, I don't know if I am going to be able to continue reading the collaborated books between mother and daughter. They are not bad, but there are other things I would like to read before picking up these now.


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MIA

My laptop is in the shop. Waiting for a part to be delivered so that it can be fixed. The port where the plug goes in, so essentially the power port, had to be replaced. It is loose and will cause the plug to just fall out and the battery to not stay charged. Real annoying. Trust me.

So no pictures for this post, they are all on the laptop. In the meantime, we went to see Wicked in Chicago on New Years Eve. It was amazing. I was completely blown away. We went to the afternoon showing so we had family and friends over to watch movies and play video games to bring in the new year. Real relaxing which is always good, but I forgot to take any pictures.

The first was spent sleeping off and on. Now today the second we had cousin, Sami, from Iowa come visit and stay the night. I am still trying to get them to sleep and it is 10:30 at night.

Tommy go a refurbished laptop from Costco for Christmas, but he decided 17" is too big so we took it back today and order a smaller one today. He better like this one. (Just joking, sort of, sweetie)

And of course the obligatory New Years Resolutions:

•  Take more pictures. I would like to try taking a picture a day, but I missed Day One, so mayble I will do 364 or have my 365 go until January 1, 2010.
• Get healthy, which includes exercise and healthy eating. And of course making healthier choices including not eating out as much.
• Pay off my student loan and the van. Look into refinancing the house and possibly doing that.Try to control the spending, which has started because of couponing.
  
• Taking Big Picture's Library of Memories class and organizing those pictures so that I will scrapbook more.
• Craft more, doesn't matter what craft, but actually documenting ehat I do make. (Reminds me I need to take pictures of fingerless mitts I made for Mel and a baby bib I finished for the neighbor's new son.)
• Just be happy. Stop letting other people influence my moods. I am tired of being grumpy because the people around me are.