Quick, While it's Working

That's my new email motto--and everything internet related. It seems like by the time I respond to something my signal's back out and I can't get thru. I switched out the router, but that seems to have only marginally helped. So it's back to Apple. Of course right now I'm--no wait, it's gone again. Then back.

Cute story--A couple of days ago Rebecca was getting dressed and she pulled out her Elmo shirt. "It matches!" (Matches what? She was just in panties.) "It's red, just like my boo boos." Awwwww. There's been a lot of those lately.

Update

My computer's been having a little trouble connecting to the internet lately. It's off and on during the day and won't connect in the evening. Since Rich's still does I thought it was my computer. The Apple store guy said the hardware's fine and re-installed the software. And even though he said they wouldn't, they deleted ALL my files. I had, fortunately, backed up my pictures that morning, but I didn't think about my music or bookmarks or the library book I was halfway through---grrrrrr. Good thing I never got around to trashing all those old CD's, right?

Anyway, that didn't solve the problem. So I spent about an hour yesterday on the phone with the Verizon folks trying to solve it. The first guy changed a bunch of settings. Didn't help. The second set everything back to the original settings and is sending me a new router, although she is "positive" that my computer is the problem. She also told me to download a broadband tuner that's supposed to help. It didn't last night, but I'm on again this morning, so we'll see. (Rebecca spent this entire phone call hanging on me and opening the front door. Oh, and screaming her head off. And yes, the second I hung up the phone she sat on the couch and started watching the show I put on for her so I could have a little peace for the call. Didn't make a peep for ten full minutes, which was good since I really needed to calm down.)

And that's why there's been no pictures. Until I get this thing worked out I don't want to spend a lot of energy copying stuff back over or off my camera. But hopefully, sooner or later, it'll work out.

Mouse-ke-tag

Two Things--

For some reason Rebecca's more comfortable riding her little car than her quad. The other morning, though, she hopped on. I was pretty excited, but it only lasted a couple of seconds before she hopped off to chase a HUGE ant. She got down so close that I had her pick her head up. As she did so she said, "I can eat it?"

"No!" I said (of course).

"But dinosaurs eat them."

Seriously?

And Rich just found out that Rebecca has figured out how to jimmy the lock on her Barbie car (trunk) using the seat belt from her Barbie van. She's been doing it all week. Girl got skills.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Brian

Sunday-Present

Sunday we headed of to the zoo. Becca wasn't herself, right from the start, but we did manage to get a couple of things in before we decided to take off. She fell asleep (not usual) before we made it to the car. When Rich pulled her out 45 minutes later she was still hot. 102 degrees, in fact. I swear she didn't have a fever when I put the sun block on. Poor thing.

Sunday and Monday she spent a lot of time in bed next to me, and I caught up on my reading.

Tuesday I left her alone with a marker just long enough to get a skirt and bra on before I heard, "I need wipes!" But how bad could it be?

The pulled the top off and must have rolled the ink thing between her hands. It was a random, party-favor marker, and our regular soap did nothing. Then we tried toothpaste. This was that result.

So I stepped it up to the orange pumice stuff we keep up high (the one with the poison control warning). Then rewashed the pumice stuff residue with more regular soap (just in case), and, after we both got out shirts back on, this was the result.

Fortunately, this actually came off with baby wipes.

Tuesday afternoon my fever hit, and the A/C was useless. Rich came home around six and took care of Becca for the rest of the night. Bless him. Today was lousy, but the A/C has now been recharged and the Tylenol is working, so I'm hoping that Rich can stay healthy and we can have a good weekend.

Saturday

Uncle Pat hosted a BBQ on Saturday. I didn't get everyone's picture (I never seem to) but surprisingly I even ended up in one.

Random Pics from Last Week

She asked for help with her little backpack, then ran around the house shouting, "Vacation! I'm ready to go on vacation!"

Rich set Rebecca up with a smaller-than-usual paintbrush. She was working so nicely that I quit paying attention for just a little bit. She thought it was a make-up brush.

She asked to wear her helmet.