electric blanket

well i had a fun evening. we went out for joy's birthday, it was quite a hoot. i love my family, its small but mighty. we had a good laugh about tim finding a cure for female prostate cancer (apparently not everyone knows that women don't have a prostate – joy and tim included!). it was nice because my WHOLE family was there, my dad too. since he left, he's never come to our birthday celebrations. i've wondered about this in the past, its felt awkward telling him about it afterward. so i was happy to hear he was coming, my mom told me with a groan. i said "oh that's good" she said "grrr, good for you girls – he's making up for lost time". i told her "watch your attitude" and she said "no i really mean that" but he tone spoke volumes. let me tell you... if you're a single parent, watch what you say around your children, their opinion of the other parent will be formed on their own – it should never be tainted by your feelings. that's a problem i've had in the past, my mom confided in us WAY too much and it badly damaged my relationship with my dad for many years. my mom baked a birthday cake for joy which totally shocked me because i swear she hasn't baked a cake in 15 years!!

i'm feeling much encouraged about the whole issue of kids. and i actually really am very content in my present state, i'll try to not let that get to me.

i wonder why you're not responding to my emails. i feel bad. is it something i said?

well i think the biggest news of my day is that i've started using my gmail account. ya. funny that. you want to know what finally convinced me? stupid hotmail changed how it works and i don't like the new set up. i like the gmail notifier, it saves me checking my email a million times a day. so eventually, i'll get a round to distributing my new email address. in the meantime i've redirected my blog comments to that account.

hm, just because i'm intimidated and a little jealous doesn't mean i'll be unfriendly.

i'm kind of tired and i'm cold. i'm going to get into my pjs and watch gilmore girls at 10. melissa taped a bunch of shows for me while i was away and i've been spending time getting caught up.

hmm, i think i'll insert another picture. what will it be today....
this is me working on the new intel imacs at rva (rift valley academy). i used adobe indesign, which i'd have to admit IS a beautiful program. i fell for it immediately. i also used iweb to design my very first website which was loads of fun. in this picture i'm working on a logo for the hosptial. my sister laughed when she first saw this photo and said "lesley poses and takes these pictures" its true, i do, but they're much more interesting and natural looking then me sitting there smiling oddly at the camera.

ok pj time.

there but for the grace of you go i.