Laura Vegas

the past few days have been crazy. i’m one that keeps me laptop on all day long … usually on the kitchen counter during the day. just to check in and make sure i’m not missing out on anything. i’m the first to admit that i live and breathe by my computer … i stalk my email and blogs all day long. but the past 3 days … i have barely checked anything. because apparently, this other program doesn’t like to easily "minimize" itself … so to switch from that to my email is a huge process. i am determined to get that darn blog book done and printed. and i’m almost there … i have about another hour to put into it. a few more pages to fine-tune … and then have to do the cover and title page. and then it is done … all 286 pages that it turned out to be.

one thing i can say … is that when i go to do the next book … it will be so much quicker. i know the program now. i know the in’s and out’s of it … and when to click … and when to have patience and hold off on clicking. lol! once i get this one printed … i want to go back and do a book for 2006 and one for 2005 (which will only have 6 months worth, since that was my first blogging year). and then i’m going to get a head start on 2008 … and this years will be so much prettier since i’m going to add to it each month and can take my time on it. might seem like a lot of work … but i really love the idea of having all this blogging in print somewhere. i have spent so much time blogging and writing things down … and i want to be able to look back and read these things. it’s not all exciting … but it’s my journaling which means something.

so that’s why i havn’t been around much … and that’s what i’ve been up too. in between work, kids, etc. gotta love naptime to get the un-interrupted time … and then just little spare minutes here and there. which is good since part of that book stuff is a little slow … so i can walk by and click on something … and by the time i walk back over it’s ready for another click. also this week? took the van in for repairs … only $400 this time. funny how a year or so ago we had a repair that was about $1200 … so now, anything under $500 sounds like a bargain to me. lol! we also had 2 nights of softball practice … and 2 nights of softball games (one of which is actually tomorrow night). joe has umpired 4 high school baseball games in 3 days. the girls had half-days 2 day this week. and now they’re off school until the end of april.

and today … i did a little slurge and got an ipod nano. actually, i got 2 of them. a little treat for us both … with a little of our tax refund. joe has been wanting one for a few years for work … something to listen while he works nights at the store. all the other guys have them … so it’s not like anyone can hear him anyways. i found them on sale … with a free giftcard that came with them (for a future purchase) … and i had a store coupon … and also had another giftcard that i used on them. so was actually a pretty good deal. and it only took me about 2 hours tonight to figure out how to get one of my cd’s on there. lol! i kid you not … it seriously took me that long.

and i love it .. all 12 songs that are on there right now! lol! my first choice? mandy moore … i’m a country girl at heart … but i love mandy moore’s newest album. anyways, i am a huge music person … i love music. and yet i don’t listen to it much. usually the girls are hanging out with their music or watching tv … so it’s not like i turn on my cd player or anything. i have so much down-time though … just time that nothing much is going on and no one is around to talk to. time when i’m creating … or working on photo editing or something. time when the kids are napping and the house it quiet. part of my problem is that my mind never stops … it never quits thinking. one reason i think i talk to myself when i’m alone … i can’t be quiet and NOT think. will be so nice to retreat into the songs and music and melodies that i love. because when i’m listening to music … my mind does stop and i can be still. now i just have to sit down with all my cd’s and see if i can remember how to get the music over there again. lol!