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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, or More?
We have seen news stories over the past week concerning an 8.0 earthquake in Samoa and 2 major earthquakes in Western Indonesia, in addition to a major typhoon in the Philippines. I have friends who know personally of people suffering in those areas....
Windy Storm Gives Birthday Surprise
Annika and I both had our birthdays today. My mom and Dave’s mom came up for a family party. Dave prepared a delicious lasagna dinner with all of my favorite trimmings. Just as we were about to sit down to eat, one of the children came running in...
Back from Tennessee
Dave and I went to Tennessee to pick up the children. They spend seven weeks each summer with their father. I was able to see all four of the grandchildren, which was very cool. I would have liked to make our way home leisurely, but my 15 year-old daughter...
Computer from H/Dell
I sent my Dell laptop into the Geek Squad on June 2, 2009. It is now six weeks later. My laptop has been to Louisville, Kentucky twice and is now sitting on some Geek’s work station in Chicago. It was supposed to be overnighted for the third trip...
Happy Fourth of July!
This is a clip of my daughter, Annika, signing “God Bless the USA” in 2004 at a political victory party. I hope you have a wonderful Independence Day–remember why we celebrate it! Please go to YouTube and rate the video!
Two Sets of Double Rainbows
I went outside this evening after the rainstorm came through and saw a very awesome sight. There was not one, but two sets of double rainbows visible. One set was in front of our house and the other was to the side. The brightest rainbow showed all of...
Has Anyone Missed Me?!
I am still enduring the Laptop Fiasco. I finally got my laptop back from the repair shop and took it home. When I tried to load Windows, it froze in exactly the same place that it had before I took it in. A quick trip to the Geek Squad informed us that...
Terrie’s New Granddaughter
My first granddaughter, Raelynne Grace Bradford, was born Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8:52 am. She weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. She is name Rae after Brianna Rae, my daughter who died at age 9, Lynne after my middle name, and...
Computer Problems
My laptop is at the Dell repair center, so please excuse the lack of posts. They said it would be 3-4 weeks, but according to their site, the laptop is repaired and awaiting the final check. Keeping my fingers crossed!