I had the laptop back up and running within 30 minutes of being home yesterday. I am so SMRT. I don’t have Live Writer installed yet – I am trying to be good and do all the XP updates and everything before loading up the hard drive with programs. If Rick asks me one more time “is it ready yet?” he might just get popped.
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While in the throes of getting the network card recognized, I had to keep Mallory occupied in our bedroom and away from the stairs. I have one of those Body Shop Handy Massager thingys so I let her play with it. She mostly wanted to bang it on the tile around our big jacuzzi tub but then I thought, hmmmmm maybe I can put her to work. So I rubbed her back for a minute with the massager and then said “look Mals, do like Mommy” while I reached around and rubbed my own back with it. She held her hand out so I gave her the massager and she walked over to stand behind my back (I was thinking SCORE!! Massage for Mommy!!). But then she reached behind her OWN back to try to give herself a massage. Rats, foiled again.
Luckily I was able to correct that behavior and we took turns giving each other massages for a few minutes. We will have to work on this trick, that’s for sure.
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OK, I may have jinxed us with the weather. It’s been freezing cold and snowy for over a week, with no end in sight for the temperatures (actually supposed to get colder again this weekend). The roads have been horrible for a week straight – it’s like when you are sick and don’t remember what it’s like to not feel sick – I can’t remember what it’s like to drive my normal 5 MPH over the speed limit.