Our DSL modem arrived yesterday, and after D spent some time wrestling with the installation we are up and running. I am hoping that having high speed will cut down my time at the computer waiting for things to load. Hopefully I won't be found slumped in front of the computer screen with drool running down my chin trying to win some puzzle game.
The boys are excited of course because they don't have to wait for 20 minutes for a simple little game to load. We have already been barraged by the sometimes annoying music of Radio Disney, which is only an A.M. station that we can get when we are visiting the family in the Portland/Vancouver area, and which we were grateful to not have to endure here. I suppose I should be happy that the sound quality of the station over the internet is better than it is on A.M. radio.
I forgot to mention that we bought a new to us used van the day after Christmas. Our old Astro was in need of about $4000.00 in repairs, a new transmission and several other things needed. We shopped around for two months trying to find something that would fit our needs and our budget. We looked at smaller mini vans, but just didn't feel comfortable with them. We actually ended up buying the first Astro that we had looked at. Of course waiting two months to get it got us a better deal than we would have gotten if we had just bought it in the first place, and we got a little more mileage out of our old van. So now we are the happy yet somewhat nervous owners of a 2002 Chevy Astro. Happy to have a more dependable car with less (many MANY less) miles on it, but nervous in the usual ways about incurring more debt and all the what ifs that go along with owning any vehicle. We manage to make it with just one vehicle, and while it is inconvenient at times, I think that it would be a waste of money and resources to have two cars. One meets our basic needs.
The High Speed Internet and the van were our main news items. I have found myself kind of down after the Holidays, and have been in a bit of a slump. I am sure it will pass by the time strawberry season gets here (strawberries are my favorite) but please forgive me if I don't manage to make myself post to my blogs as often.
The boys are excited of course because they don't have to wait for 20 minutes for a simple little game to load. We have already been barraged by the sometimes annoying music of Radio Disney, which is only an A.M. station that we can get when we are visiting the family in the Portland/Vancouver area, and which we were grateful to not have to endure here. I suppose I should be happy that the sound quality of the station over the internet is better than it is on A.M. radio.
I forgot to mention that we bought a new to us used van the day after Christmas. Our old Astro was in need of about $4000.00 in repairs, a new transmission and several other things needed. We shopped around for two months trying to find something that would fit our needs and our budget. We looked at smaller mini vans, but just didn't feel comfortable with them. We actually ended up buying the first Astro that we had looked at. Of course waiting two months to get it got us a better deal than we would have gotten if we had just bought it in the first place, and we got a little more mileage out of our old van. So now we are the happy yet somewhat nervous owners of a 2002 Chevy Astro. Happy to have a more dependable car with less (many MANY less) miles on it, but nervous in the usual ways about incurring more debt and all the what ifs that go along with owning any vehicle. We manage to make it with just one vehicle, and while it is inconvenient at times, I think that it would be a waste of money and resources to have two cars. One meets our basic needs.
The High Speed Internet and the van were our main news items. I have found myself kind of down after the Holidays, and have been in a bit of a slump. I am sure it will pass by the time strawberry season gets here (strawberries are my favorite) but please forgive me if I don't manage to make myself post to my blogs as often.
3 comments:
I hate the after holiday blues. You get so fired up for everything and then BAM! it's over. I've been in a kind of funk for a while too. You sure as heck better keep blogging! I look forward to it. But if you tempt me with strawberries, I'll come straight on the the coast and make some freezer jam for ya! Love that stuff, but I only have raspberry jam this year. Someday I'll get both. :)
Who says you need one car? I've run the idea by my wife, but she refuses every time... One of these days she'll come home and it will be sold.
Is that what it is? The blues? I thought I was just sick and comming down off the stress overload.
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