So confusing!

So it did publish, but it put it below a couple of other posts....
I wrote it on Monday, but was not finished. I decided to put it up tonight, but the date is still saying the date that I originally wrote it.. not the publish date...
Does anyone else know about this?
Ugh...
oh, and don't forget to read it....

Have computers made our lives easier?

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I have this mega post and it won't publish.......
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the trials and tribulations of computers
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Taggers, humph!

I got "tagged"... hmmm.... I don't usually take the time to do this stuff, but Andy said that he would put the kids to bed and I have found myself with a few quiet moments to myself... Here is to you, Melissa!

4 “people” who email me regularly
1. vons.com
2. dominoes pizza
3. Oprah
4. Kate Bono
(now that I keep up with folks via blogs, I don't get very many personal emails!)

4 places I would like to visit (c'mon, only FOUR!!!)
1. Italy
2. China
3. Germany
4. Rusia

4 favorite restaurants
1. Chili's
2. Mimi's
3. Olive Garden
4. The Cat in the Custard Cup (very fancy and exquisitely delicious food...also expensive!)

4 things I am looking forward to in the coming year
1. Starting school
2. Going on aScrapbooking retreat in May...a whole weekend in a HOTEL and scrapbooking..
am I dreaming or what?
3. Losing the last 10 pounds of "baby" weight..can you still call it that when your baby is 3?
4. Fixing up our house, especially doing the new floor in the kitchen

4 things I am not looking forward to in the coming year
1. Starting School
2. Continuing to squeeze my kids, their stuff and clothes into one bedroom
3. I really can't think of anything else...
4. Home projects that never end, especially doing the new floor in the kitchen

I tag.......Valerie, it will keep your mind busy!, Mica and Kate... if you don't have a blog, send out a mass email! And don't worry, I won't give you a massive guilt trip if you don't do it!

A Day With My Boy!

Gavin and I had our day, yesterday. Boy do I love that boy! I really see how important it is for the two of us to spend time together. We really know how to rub each other the wrong way and we get awfully upset with each other, much more often than I would like. But, on the other hand we adore each other like nobody else does ....

The one on one time was so good because there was no other stress or pressure, just us, hanging out.

I thought long and hard about what we could do together, because I really wanted us to be TOGETHER...not just him, running off and me watching. I finally came up with the PERFECT thing! We went to Griffith Observatory! It was engaging, and old enough for him, and it was something that Ella would NOT have enjoyed, I love space and stars and all of that, and so does he. We had to go to the market first, before we could head out, but even that was really enjoyable, together. We drove out to L.A. and I told him that he could not bring his Game Boy, so we had to talk. We talked about our "favorite things" and he told me of his "plans for the future". (He wants to be the President of the United States, someday, he says.)

When we got there, we had a picnic lunch and then we checked out exhibits and talked and he asked so many good questions! We got tickets for the Planetarium show and had a great time seeing that. We shared a soda at the cafe before heading home. It was really cool!

Later that night, we read a couple of chapters from our latest book and then he snuggled with me to watch American Idol. I let him stay up late..it is Spring Break, after all - besides, I was enjoying the cuddle time! Yeah for one on one with my kids... and yeah for the chance to celebrate them!

Spring Breaks

Spring Break has been really wacky around our house! Andy had his first and he worked on the kitchen, (no..it is not done yet...let's not talk about THAT) next came Ella and now Gavin. I usually take a spring break also to help offset the expense for the church where I work. There is usually a three week pay period around this time, and I just take an extra week off instead of getting the extra money.

This year, I didn't know WHAT to do! I decided to take off a week that crossed over both of the kids weeks off, so I did not work last Thursday and I will not work tomorrow on Tuesday.

Last week I got to spend a special day with JUST Ella and we went to the Aquarium of the Pacific! We had a super duper time and I really loved being able to just focus on her. She wanted to see the sea otters the most and was delighted with their antics. It was really funny though, she got very nervous and aprehensive about the trip and was asking lots of questions about it. When we got there, she did not want to go inside and I noticed that throughout the day she seemed a little lost without her brothers lead to follow.

It was a great day and I am looking forward to tomorrow when I take Gavin to the Griffith Observatory!