I am having sooo much fun with my laptop! I can sit in my late grandmother's rocking couch, relax, look out the window, and blog or play mahjong to my heart's content. Anyone out there a mahjong addict as well? I haven't played in years, but it's my favorite computer game (the only game I actually play) and IT CAME INSTALLED ON MY LAPTOP! Needless to say, when I discovered that, I was just over-the-top excited. As far as James and the laptop are concerned... mostly I just take it out when he is in bed. I don't know how this child became such a smart-aleck, but he has discovered that obnoxious kid habit of when I say 'Don't touch!' he very slowly reaches out and just barely touches my screen or keyboard and whispers 'touch'. He is two. Where did he learn this?
The whole point of this laptop was because of the job I will start in January. I will be transcribing lectures at a high school for a Deaf student in the class and we have to provide our own laptops. I am really excited about this job. In fact, it's probably the first job I have been truly excited about since I was laid off in May. It pays extremely well ($17 an hour, ok so maybe I shouldn't brag about that, but I have never made that much money before) and its just during school hours. I got it because I have mad typing skills and a college education. Hooray! I just knew all those years of school had to pay off eventually. Finally, my fast little fingers will be making me money. (Thank you to my grandma Lois and my parents for funding my piano lessons. I am convinced piano playing in my youth made me a fast typist.)
Currently I am training to learn their system of typing shorthand. Basically I have to learn one letter symbols for a whole bunch of different words, and then specialized software turns the symbols into words for the student reading on the other laptop. It's a pretty cool system. So I have until January to learn the method.
So between training, tutoring at a middle school, and serving banquets into the wee hours of the night, I will be a pretty busy person. Oh, and of course I have to squeeze some mahjong playing time in there somewhere too...
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INGERLIS !!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited that you nhave a blog . reading some of these posts make me laugh because you havn't changed and i can picture you saying this . Your baby is sooo stinkin big . so when you having another one ha ha ha . Im ready for number 3 . Oh I miss you . I never knew you were in a fight in high school . and i never knew that you had two threats of being arrested . and the funny thing is I wasn't involved in any of these . wow . So you live in oregon now , what part i have relatives in Tigard the O daleys you may know them ... James looks just like you that is scary ha ha .
Love ya
Sarah
sure you can be my blog stalker . your swo funny . yeah britt ( my step daughter is going to grad this year . Jack Ryan is in high school . Kenny is at slippery rock in pittsburgh . isn't to sure about a mission . samuel is a junior in high school and the only one at home . Jenea comes home from her mission 2 days before christmas and mom and dad are just mom and dad . ha one driving you nuts i was bored with just one . and lucky you you work . i don't know staying at home isn't all it is cracked up to be
You were just like that at two Inger-Lis. I remember how you would look to ensure nobody was watching and then stick your finger in cake frosting when you were two.
This job sounds cool. So you are actually transcribing live? How about emailing me in private and telling me about the puter. How much? where you got it? etc
I think I am pretty much a social democrat. (The leading party in Sweden)I am a lapsed Lutheran turned Unitarian. The Unitarian Church, in my opinion, is great for kids. Unitarians believe in the inherent dignity of each person. In Sunday School kids study religions of the world. The Unitarian Church has been conducting gay marriage ceremonies since 1965, I think. Tija S
I have thought about visiting a Unitarian church. My Grandpa was a Unitarian and I learned a little about it. I like how widely varied the beliefs of Unitarians are. It seemed to me to be more of a place to be together and tolerantly enjoy each other's differences rather than a religion with rigidly defined beliefs.
Just stumbled on your blog - nice! I broke down and bought a laptop after 8 months of waiting. 2 weeks later my GF gets a Macbook and I make the mistake of fooling around with it. Now I have both. Sheesh.
My husband and I both really liked the macbook. In fact we thought that is what we would get when we bought a laptop, however the software I need to use for my job requires a pc. Maybe someday we can have both as well...
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