I Don't Believe It . . .

The hard drive arrived today at about 4:30. Less than 48 hours from the time of the call to technical support. It was all I could do not to call Superman and demand he come home right that second to put it in. And I swear I did NOT beg him to take care of the hard drive before even having a shower. I am such an most amazing wife!



As of now the new hard drive is in and Superman is most patiently installing all the things I need there- all important things like the printer, firefox, and ultra geeky WoW. Hopefully I'll be up and running tomorrow. Pictures to come- we've been busy around here!

Pure Awesomeness

So I know this will seem like a repeat post, but I fried another hard drive. My laptop boots into a loop that never gets anywhere and apparently it's a known issue with Vista (an OS that I have disliked from day 1). It's nice to know that I didn't actually do anything wrong to the computer. After spending 2 hours online with tech support last night I earned a new hard drive as part of my warranty. The computer is only 6 months old!



So I'm coming to you from Superman's laptop, the slower than slow monstrosity that is missing the "z", "i" and "7" keys thanks to a most curious baby Ezra several months back. So I can still post a bit, but there will be no pictures until the hard drive is installed (I'm hoping that it arrives by the end of the week so Superman can install it over the weekend!). And to be honest posting is pretty frustrating when you're missing the vital "i" key and have to hit the little sensor just right to get what you want.

So I'll post when I have the patience to do so. Otherwise I'll be hoping that the hard drive comes as soon as they say.

Ezra

This weekend Ezra:

 

:: jumped for the first time.

 

:: started to build towers with a wider sturdier base.

 

:: had a little hair cut (his second).

 

:: told his first joke:

Ezra: knock!

Me: Who's there?

Ezra: Bubba! (followed by hysterical laughter)

 

:: asked Ender to read Brown Bear to him and sat perfectly still the whole time.

 

:: used 2 words together for the first time ("all done!").

 

:: slept later than 6 a.m.

 

Is it just me or does he look a lot older with his hair a bit shorter?

Seven Quick Takes

Go visit Jen to read more Quick Takes.

 

~1~

 

We are potty training Ez. I wasn't ready for this but he started taking off his diaper and peeing on the floor. Potty training it is, then!

 

~2~

 

I'm on the downhill slide in the seventh Harry Potter book. I forgot how fast paced this book is! I have been falling asleep early the last few nights and haven't had a chance to finish up yet, but that's the plan for the weekend.

 

~3~

 

Speaking of the weekend, Superman is out of town this weekend on his first fishing trip in 2 years. He has a 3 week break from school so this was the perfect time to go. What am I going to do with my evenings? We usually watch something together- I suppose I'll be forced to spend extra time sewing.

 

~4~

 

I just finished reading Working in the Reggio Way. It was so helpful for me to read in more detail about projects and how it works in the Reggio schools. It's such an interesting model to build on and I'm seeing real ways to include Reggio practices in our home.

 

~5~

 

Ezra has started calling himself by name in the last few days. He goes around to everyone and calling them by name- Daddy, Mama, Bubba, then proudly pats his own chest and announces "Ez". I love his silly grin when he says it!

 

~6~

 

Ender discovered The Velveteen Rabbit last night. He loved it so much that we read it twice in one sitting and another time before bed. He slept with the copy on his night stand and when he woke this morning he said, "Mama, I think you should know that my Bear-Bear is real because I love him so much."

 

~7~

 

I've spent the week in the studio where our big changes are taking place. I had an opportunity for an expansion that doesn' t add very much time to my work week but adds a lot of great opportunities for the kids in my studio and after much consideration (and a ton of document reading- holy cow!) this week I've decided to take it. I'm excited about adding these classes to my schedule and I think my students are going to benefit greatly. It's a lot of work on the front end, so posting here may be a bit sparse in the next two weeks. The great thing is that once the program is set up it's ready for the entire year. Hooray!

Open Thread

I will be quiet here for a few days. There are about 18 gazillion things going on- it's good stuff, but I need some time to wrap my head around things. Extra sleep would be nice too!

 

While I'm gone, care to leave a few thoughts? What do you like about this space? What would you like to see more of?