Monday, January 26, 2009

Simplifying My Life

My hubby and I have been discussing ways to make things run more smoothly around here now that I am working from home. While the list is long, one thing that we could do wasn't difficult, just costly. I have been scanning the adds for a month or so now and have pretty much figured out what the best deal was. Well, yesterday I opened my paper and in the ads I found a better deal on a good product than I have seen in a while. So, after church we went shopping and I am the proud new owner of this:




We got a fabulous deal on an Acer computer. I was unsure about the brand, but I talked to my boss and this is what they are using in the offices at the gym and the processor that it uses is the same one that Compaqs use. I'm really excited. It's going to make things much easier and make me feel more a part of my family. I have been feeling very isolated in my bedroom while I was working. So, it will be nice to park myself at the kitchen table and be near all of the action. Patrick was super sweet and came home and set it all up for me and fixed my wireless network. So, I'm up and running. There is also another big bonus. I have been looking at this:





It is an embroidery machine that has to be hooked up to a computer. The benefit to that is the machine cost much less than one with an on board computer. I actually looked at it when I bought the machine that I have now, but since I only had a desktop computer I decided not to do it, because I didn't want to have to set my sewing machine up right next to my home office. So, I bought a used machine that has been really nice and I absolutely love it, but it just isn't capable of doing all that I want it to do. I'm learning more about it and shopping around and it is very possible that I will be moving up in the embroidery world in the next several months. You know me though, gotta find a great deal first!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Wondering.....

I'm just wondering how all the Christians that voted for our new president feel about one of his first moves while in office. How does a Christian justify voting for a president that would immediately come into office and lift a ban on funding international groups that support and give out abortion information. You can read about it HERE.

I'm afraid to find out what is coming next. Lord help us.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

She's Here...in all her chubby glory!!!

My Newest Niece!
Talan Amaze Baty
10 lbs. 6 oz.
20 "
January 12, 2008 2:35 a.m.
That's right boys and girls, she weighed almost 10 1/2 lbs. After a very long day of trying to deliver what the doctor thought was an average or a little above average size baby, they finally had to do a c-section and quickly discovered why my sister-in-law could not deliver that baby. She is CHUNKY! Cute as she can be, about 2 lbs. bigger than the next biggest baby in the nursery. We are all MADLY in love with her!!!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

I Am Soooo Excited......

MY NEW PRINTER : HP 6480
Not very long ago I was at a friends store. She was doing some printing and I noticed some of the features that were on her printer. I realized how much time something like that would save me. Patrick and I talked about it and I began to look for one that would do some of the same things. We had 2 printers set up. The one on the computer that I use the most is fast, but does not copy, scan or fax. The one on the older, slower computer, is in an armoire, so the printer is below the keyboard. It prints, copies and scans, but is very slow and kind of old, we've had it for 7 yrs. or more. Well, I found the printer I wanted and started watching the sales. The original price was $199 and the best sale price I could find was $149. Well if you know me, you know I am a penny-pincher, so as much as I wanted the printer, I just couldn't release myself to spend that much money. In the meantime I get this job working from home and the need for a better printer greatly increases. Anyway, I received a Christmas gift that was something I pretty much already have and was able to return it to an office supply store that carried this printer , so I took it back and it was $70, soooooo for $80 I got my printer (Since I will be using it so much more now that I am working, I did opt to buy the protection plan)!!! I am super excited. It has tons of features, but my two favorites are an automatic document feeder and automatic 2-sided prints. WooHoo! The 2-sided print thing is already saving me tons of time and headache. Just wanted to share my excitement!!!