New Digital Camera - Canon PowerShot A550

I had to blog about my new digital camera. It's a Canon PowerShot A550. While it is secondhand, I am still very excited to have it. It came with a USB cable, a memory card (don't ask me what kind, 'cuz I dunno), a soft case and shoulder strap. Now I get to play with it and figure out how it works. I can also take 8 minute videos with it, which will be awesome, especially when Carli is singing at her concert on the 23rd. It takes AA batteries (no more expensive camera batteries - yeah!) and NO MORE FILM! We have finally joined the 21st century.

Tempe Art Festival Spring 2009

Hello...just wanted to say I enjoyed the Tempe Art Festival this spring. I was able to go by myself (what a treat that was!) and actually do some shopping for things I wanted to buy. I purchased two pairs of earrings (one dangly and one posts) the dangly pair are amethyst (my birthstone) and the posts are made from glass and depending on the angle of light hitting them the color can range anywhere from blue to purple. I also bought a spoon ring that I wear on my pinky finger that is also purple. The last thing I purchased before I left the festival is a purple candle that actually glows in the dark. Pretty cool candle - hence the name "Waycool candles". I spent $20.00 for everything, which I think is a steal, considering that a lot of the stuff there starts at around $25.00 for one item. I went back later in the day with Carli because she'd been at Bug-O-Rama with her dad and I wanted to get her a ring too. She picked out a blue stone ring that the lady resized for her no charge. I thought that was a pretty nice thing to do.

Possible new vehicular addition to the Brown household

So, it looks like we may be getting a new vehicle. Well, more like a 1967 Zenith Blue VW Beetle that is in mint condition. The interior is black (which I don't like) but because of its pristine condition, maybe I'll just get used to it and like it anyway. I don't have any actual photos of him/her, just yet, but when I do I'll be sure to post them right away (or nearly). We can't talk to the second owner about what he'd like to get for it until Monday, I figure, however, its a small price to pay considering I've been waiting for just over a year now to have Sunny D up and running. For those of you who don't know, Sunny D is a 1972 VW Tintop Bus my husband bought for $1,200 cash outright from a salvage yard in March of 2008. And about 3 weeks ago, he bought another 1972 VW Tintop Bus (also not running) for $175 cash to either use as a parts bus or perhaps get it running as well. I've been begging for months to have my own car and it looks like my wish may be coming true.

Cell phones and online scams

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. I start my blog this way because I felt like it and I like the quote. What does it have to do with my blog title? Absolutely nothing but it came to me in a flash and I had to write it down so I didn't forget it. Now, onto my blog about cell phones and online scams. I hate to admit it, but we just spent $60.00 for a stolen Palm Treo from some guy on a bicycle. Did we check into it being stolen on the off chance it was? You bet. I made the cursory phone call to the Police Department, but of course, it wasn't reported stolen, so I thought all was well, until I took it to the phone store to have it put on my account. Low and behold, it had indeed been stolen just a couple of days before I bought it off Craigslist. Never again will we be so stupid to do that. Lesson learned.

Spring Break blog

Here is my Spring Break blog, I hope you can see this pretty green color! Day three of our vacation and things are going good. We took a trip to the nail salon yesterday so I could get my nails done, but since we were getting a ride with dad, we had to leave fairly early because he had a call that was going to take awhile and would not be able to come get us before my 10 a.m. appointment. So, we had breakfast at Jack In The Box and spent a little time visiting with each other. We get so little Carli - Mommy time it was nice to be by ourselves. We finished up breakfast and went next door about 20 minutes early, waited about 2 minutes and I was promptly taken to a chair for my refill. 30 minutes later we were out the door and on our way to the library to play for a bit. We walked to the library from the nail place, it didn't take long and it was so beautiful out I could hardly pass up the opportunity to be out in the fresh air and sunshine. Besides, walking is great exercise and it was needed after the breakfast I'd had! We stayed at the library for about half an hour and then caught the Orbit home. All in all it was wonderful spending alone time with Carli.

Birthday blogging musings

To my faithful friend April I must apologize for not getting back to her/you sooner. Thanks for the comments on my blogs I appreciate you for that. As for missing my birthday, it ain't no big deal, really, I promise. I was mostly putting it on there just because I can and sometimes its fun to promote yourself, if you know what I mean.

Anyway, I enjoy looking at pictures of you and your little family and can so relate to a lot of what you're saying. As for the tofu, I probably have never had it prepared correctly, so I don't think I like it. I might if you shared some with me some day.

I have been so busy working and college that I haven't had time for much anything else (housework included, although I do try).

We acquired a donor VW bus yesterday afternoon and James is busily cleaning and working on both. And trying to decide whether or not to use the donor bus for body parts on Miss Sunny or make it into a ratride/worktruck for himself. Obviously he is torn because the donor bus is in such perfect condition bodywise. The inside is completely gutted and there are no door handles to speak of.

A sad note to mention, our betta fish died sometime during the night/early morning hours yesterday and I had to flush him - it was sad, Carli cried and promptly announced she would like to have another fish, but a different one and she will not name it 'Super Hero' for fear it will end up the same as the first.

School is going well for Carli. Her most recent report card/conference indicates she is continuing to learn and do well in her studies. She is still progressing and I am hoping by the end of the school year she will get x's (which indicates mastery) instead of +'s (which indicates progression). She is at grade level and is in the highest reading group for First Grade. In DIBELS in oral reading fluency she is at 96 words per minute.

School is going well for me as I am nearing my 6th week of classes and can't wait to complete HUM205 and AED200. I only have one class beginning in April - AED201. Should be interesting!

Cell phone convenience

So, my husband called me from the driveway and asked me to please bring him his workbox before he pulled out to go pick up his fare. That rates right up there with the wife calling from the driveway asking her husband to please come help her get the groceries out of the car.

Anyway, I thought this was funny enough to blog about. Hope there is somebody out there who can relate.