Kinda muddy

We've been playing in the mud.  We get all ready to go outside when there's a sun break, and then we stare out at the pouring rain in our coats and boots.  Repeat.  Repeat.  If we're lucky we catch a break with light sprinkles and the right apparel timed just so, we run outside and we dig, dig, dig.  Well, technically, one of us digs and one of us clicks. 

I'm trying to be really, really nice to the computer because it has (shhh!) motherboard issues.  It was a teeny bit of a crisis but I wasn't totally hysterical because we'd recently backed up all of our thousands of photos of the boy (friendly hint to avoid hysteria: back up your photos ASAP).  Motherboard issues make me think of a combo Pigs in Space and Swedish Chef scene with everyone tossing my poor little laptop around.  That's just me though.

Computerless, I was not thrilled with the untethered, "I have a free moment whatever shall I do without my lovely connection to the outside world" feelings.  Not proud about that.  I just realized I've been here a year, and I really like it.  I continue to be surprised at how important it feels to carve out a small place here for me.  I like throwing things out there and I like browsing around and I love blowing off housework to seek a little inspiration.  I really love the conversational aspect of comments and commenting but I do think, for just a little bit, I should try to limit "reliance" on the internet.  Does that make any sense to anybody?  Anyhow.  Quiet it is for a bit, with comments off (though email's still there).

Random:
-I like this great Grown-up Songs for All Ages list via Cookie via the completely wonderful crooked house again.
-Love the elaboration on Sculpey fun.
-Lately we've: sorted clothes, baked loads of banana bread, sold stuff via Craigslist and dreamed about a new house.