The "ten"-ager

Happy Birthday Mallory!!

She spent yesterday "enjoying her last day in single digits." So funny. My math princess.

Mom's been helping me get some curtain projects underway. We came across some great deals in the clearance section at WalMart. About $630 in rods and curtain/drapery panels for $170. We had to remake some of the panels to fit my long east windows, but got them done and hung. Mom's been helping me clean and organize things and just hoping to catch up with all the inside stuff so we can get to all the painting that still needs done, along with all the boxes that are still in her basement. Just don't know how we're going to get all this done. We were planning on putting a chest freezer in the mudroom, but now I see I didn't plan my outlets very well! One thing after another.

I'm also still fighting with this new computer. It froze up today and Best Buy said to bring it in. Wow... you don't even want to hear what's happening? So I got transferred to a few dozen people and got my fill of Kenny G while waiting. I had already tried a few things that I knew to do on XP, but this Vista is very different. After the long haul of getting that problem fixed, I decided it was either the printer or the mouse that was arguing with Vista, so I started to pull out the one that came with it. Hmmm... you would have tried that first? Well, I'm a girl on a budget and I still have 3 ink cartridges to the old one and I wasn't ready to change. Well, neither was the computer. Vista really rejected the software for the printer that came with this computer! Then I started to remember the geek's advice when he sold me this. He said very little software works with Vista, but try the software that comes in Vista. It does a lot on its own. Ok, kinda like, "Use the Force, Luke".....
So, against the advice of the easy set up instructions, I plugged the sucker into the computer and let 'er fly. Hmmm... maybe this operating system does have its perks. Anyway, I'm trying. Things seem to be working my way now and then, and other times? well, I guess I'm learning to expect surprises!