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June 4, 2013

New England Junk

Wow! So much to talk about since the last post.

And, let me apologize now for the lousy pictures.

They came straight from my iPhone without

passing through an editing program.

First, sister #4, Jan, and niece Talma, and I spent 8 days in beautiful New England. I have been home a week and already I would love to return there to escape our Southern heat and humidity! We ate and junked and laughed and played and then ate some more!!! More about the trip later. But in the meantime...

...Here are some New England junkin' finds

I got incredible deals on this silver plate

In fact, incredible deals were everywhere.

Talma even bought suitcases to fill up

for the return flight back to Florida.

Weathered boards and old car mirrors

wreaked havoc with my 50 lb. luggage limit!

Can you say carry on?

Can you say broken shoulders?

Found this old French lithograph

in a tiny junk shop in Provincetown

Next, Alex started her last year of the 3 year nursing program last week so I am getting used to her new schedule . Mason also started playschool last week (3 days a week) and after his first 3 days, he is a sick little guy! Unlike my girls when they were young, he did not tug on his ears, turn red in the face, or complain. He had a fever only at night and was coughing. Thanks to an intuitive nurse - mom, and a trip to the doctor this morning, he is now on antibiotics for an ear infection and upper respiratory infection. : ( Hopefully, he will make a fast recover and get back to school.

Our little sick fireman

breathing through his mouth!

Lastly, I have been trying to get used to my new laptop. G-Man gave me the choice of an iPad or a new laptop for Mother's Day and I chose the laptop. I have a Kindle Fire and I don't really like to play on the internet on small devices. I enjoy reading and watching movies in bed on it and that's about it. So, I now have a Toshiba big screen laptop. I love, love, love the huge screen - Pinterest looks better than ever now!!!
I am trying to adjust to Windows 8 in spite of all of the negative things on the internet! I have been using Windows Vista forever and could drive that thing pretty fast. I am crawling on Windows 8!!! After 2 frustrating hours, I finally have both of the copiers connected and Windows Office up and running. I still need to download Picasa or another picture program so I can try to transfer my pictures from Picasa or I think uploading them all to albums will allow me to access them online. (Ugh, that didn't work after all) Still need to download a photo editing program - thinking about something other than Picasa- share if you are in love with one!
I have my old computer set up right next to this new one and spend more time researching "how to" than actually getting things done! I have a whole new respect for you computer savvy folks out there! It just shouldn't be this hard!

Rhonda

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May 6, 2013

Quiet Time and Pinterest

Hi all! I am sitting here this morning enjoying the chilly temperatures, but wishing the sun would come out to make it a perfect day in the South.
I am alone and the house is so wonderfully quiet - not that I don't like the vroom vroom sounds that Mason makes as he rolls his many dump trucks and construction vehicles through my legs and all around my feet!
Actually, it's not exactly quiet. I can hear HGTV playing in the other room. It's usually Barney or Mickey Mouse. Who knew that I would have a second relationship with cartoons. I thought toy and story book days were in my past when both of my girls outgrew such things. I am surprised that I am tolerating the big purple dinosaur as well as I am!!!
And, all of that to say...Life with Mason here hasn't been without growing pains, but what a blessing to have been such a big part of his first years of life. We have grown together. He has taught me as much as I have taught him.
Alex will start her last year of the three year nursing program this month and Mr. Mason will be attending a day school three days a week which will free up a lot of time for me this summer.
In a blink all of the hard work will be finished and they will move out on their own and my house will be really quiet...maybe too quiet.
So for now, bring on the bud'n sounds , screeching sirens and cries for cookies right before dinner and I will realize that this won't be 'forever' and when it's gone I will most likely long for it again.

Pinterest is holding me hostage during this quiet time. With summer just around the corner, I am checking out picnics and outdoor dining rooms.

Here are some of my favorite finds: