...And we're back! Sorry for the extended hiatus. There are a few technical issues that have kept me from blogging, and there are also some reasons that have nothing directly to do with computers but which have been sucking up space in my brain, therefore making blogging fall lower and lower on my list of priorities. Here are my excuses:
1. My computer broke. Really, it did. Thankfully, my brother Toby at Delphi Global Techology was able to get it working again.
2. My hard drive was full. Too many pictures & videos, so I was hesitant to load the most recent ones for fear of losing them. So I couldn't put the most recent ones into a blog post. So I ordered a new drive that's like a thousand jiggawatts, with space for all of the outtakes I should delete but don't before loading pics on our computer. Again, Toby to the rescue, as he installed it & helped me transfer all our pics & video to the new drive.
3. Our internet went out. Once the computer was working correctly again, the interweb at our house was not. And you know how appointments with the cable company go. He fixed the internet. He broke several of our cable channels. What are you gonna do?
4. Brandon has been working 100+ hours a week. That's not an estimate or exaggeration. He has really been working that much. Our household is a partnership in all respects, so when one partner is THAT overworked and so rarely home, it can make the other partner feel a bit overwhelmed/grouchy/incapable of doing much besides the necessary household tasks of day to day living.
5. My brother Tom's lung collapsed. Random but true. I know, this has nothing to do with my computer, but we spent a few days visiting in the hospital, and it definitely absorbed some brain space as doctors tried to figure out why (a fibroma in his lung) and if any further action was needed (not currently). So it was a bit hard to focus until we got his final test results back this past Friday--biopsy was good news. Yea!
6. Our sweet niece Madelyn suffered a 'partial amputation' of her pinky finger. It's pretty much as horrible as it sounds. For details, check out the post on her parents' blog HERE. So again, not related to my computer, but definitely related to my brain. One good thing is that Carson & I got to spend an afternoon with Patrick while Maddy went to the doctor. We had a great time and learned a few valuable lessons about what order to do things when playing with kids & water (i.e. take off clothing items you don't want drenched before you fill the water table, etc. etc).
7. Illness. First, Carson was sick--congestion, coughing, etc. Then I got sick--bronchitis, sinus infection, etc. Good times.
8. Job insecurity. My school/county technically had to 'let go' all of their part time employees due to budget cuts. And of course, Gwinnett County decided to wait until the absolute deadline to give out contracts, which was 5pm last Friday. Good news: I have a job next year! Bad news: it's full-time :(
So...that's that. The Easter post is written. I just need to put pictures in it. So more will be coming this week! Thanks for hanging in there with us!
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I've missed you, Friend!
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