Photo Hunters: Entertainment

Entertainment. Hmm… short & sweet:

My beautiful kitty, Livvy, provides lots of entertainment for us. She just turned a year old this week, and boy has a year passed quickly! She’s been our little joy. Ever since she was a baby, she’s loved to be both entertained and be the entertainment.

Always getting into things.

Desperate for attention.

She plays a game we call “Find the Kitty.” I have a Find the Kitty series on my other blog. Read more

Computer Woes

Remember how a week ago I did Photo Hunters and the theme was “scary”? I said the Blue Screen of Death was scary, and I posted a photo of a prank screensaver? Well, ha ha. I got the BSOD for the first time in years yesterday. And I can only WISH it was a prank. Nope, it’s for real. *sigh*

It looks like the hard drive just out and quit on me. I have NO idea how this happened; it gave me no warnings (no ticking, no noises). I booted up the computer and Windows started a CHKDSK scan. It restarted and everything is gone. I can’t even restore, repair, or recover. Wah! The only other thing I can determine besides a hard drive failure is maybe a cable isn’t inserted enough?! Because the computer is still under warranty, I can’t open the case and look for myself. *sigh* So I have to take it to the manufacturer and get it looked at.

Anyway, this really throws my entire week off. I, like, WORK from my computer! It’s very inconvenient. I don’t have to worry about data loss, as I backed everything up (I do this regularly). It’s a major pain, is all. I had a very busy week planned. Thanksgiving is coming up and it’s my family’s biggest holiday of the year. I have yet to order gifts for the kids (they are requesting some sweet camping equipment and books– and those take time to order!). I also have a smattering of appointments and applications to fulfil (one kid is getting braces soon). Anyway…. like all computer problems, they never come at a convenient time, do they? So that’s why I haven’t been posting as much. One thing good is I am very grateful I keep my information backed up!! That’s one less problem I have to worry about. Always back up your data, you never know when these things will happen! It’s SCARY when it really happens! lol…

The Quiet Home Life

We’re still hoping to squeeze in one more trip before school starts! One of our vehicles gave up the ghost, so my husband needs my traveling van for his work. We do have to get out toward Syracuse for a few appointments coming up; I hope to make a stop at a beach or something.

But we’ve been keeping busy: me with my writing assignments and the kids helping out with some garden projects around the house. We’re very pleased with our progress on our gardens this year.

Winter will soon be here. We’d better get out and about again before the cold weather keeps us in the house, again!

Home Sweet Home?

My local newspaper had a front page news story about how gasoline prices are keeping many would-be travelers home. People are trying to come up with ways to enjoy the summer within their neighborhood. Sheesh, I’ve been doing that for seven years now! That’s what this blog is all about! :S

We haven’t gone out very much, in large part because of the gasoline prices and because admission prices seem also to have risen. So we’re staying home for now, although some things are in the works. We’re putting a lot more time and energy into the home we’re renovating, and the gardens we’ve been building. It’s a lot of work! I still have yet to finish wiring the house (I do my own electrical wiring). Several rooms upstairs are not wired yet. Home renovations can get out of control financially, so I’m always on the lookout for great deals. That’s why I’m checking out a website called HardwareandTools.com. They have a huge assortment of electrical supply stuff! A gang box may be $1.00, but if I need 50 of them, they can sure add up! It helps to find stuff online at discounted prices. Visit HardwareAndTools.com for their selection and great prices. They are the Internet’s largest hardware store and promise fast shipping. I love hardware stores, so surfing this site is a real treat.

What are you doing for vacation season? Has gas prices slowed you down, and are you working more at home?

Cozy at Home

The threat of heavy snow and ice this afternoon has cancelled most activities and closed most places. I am so thankful my husband is home today anyway. He delivers mail on some very treacherous routes in the Upstate boondocks. He drives well despite the slippery roads, but I have had to rescue him a few times in the past. If it were a weekday, he’d have to deliver. All that “neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor hail…” thing. Only once has the Great Postmaster Chief ever closed post offices due to bad weather (that I can remember). I am glad its Sunday.

So we are all home and it is quite cozy. A pot roast simmers in the crockpot and an apple pie bakes in the oven. Biscuits are next. The kids have been enjoying old Daniel Boone movies (the old TV shows with Fess Parker are available in DVD sets; we have Daniel Boone – Season One). And I, as usual, am blogging.

I still have a few issues to work out with this WordPress blog. I can’t seem to configure the RSS feed. An Apache error keeps showing up. Now, I know my feed is good– I tried it manually and it works just fine. I suspect it might be something to do with my webhost. I don’t know how to configure feeds through that; I will have to call them to ask for their help. I hate calling tech support.

Yuk.

Update: It works, it works! Some great dude from the WordPress forums noticed that I still had a space in my feed url. I thought I’d eliminated that, but guess I didn’t after all. Woo! I don’t have to call tech support! The joy!