Web Addictions

I will admit to loving the internet.  I have loved it for years.  However, I do have a tendency to get bored and move on.  Lately though, there seem to be more and more things to explore that feed my addiction.

Naturally, I'm on Facebook and highly addicted to games on there.  I do socialize quite a bit, but that doesn't keep me on long.  I play a few games that I enjoy.

Then, after trying it once, being bored by it, I went and tried Twitter again.  I am now a Twitter-Addict.  It happened very quickly.  It really appeals to my talkative nature and desire to be in communication with others. I'm meeting some interesting people.  I follow mainly other moms, but a couple of friends and family members, and a ton of funny people.  Twitter keeps me informed and laughing all at the same time.

Recently, I discovered two more websites that I am quickly falling in love with.  One of them is GoodReads.  I am able to mark the books I have read and want to read. It in turn suggests other books I may want to look into.  This website could become dangerous if I start buying all the books I am just recently discovering.  I'm hoping to keep that in check by using my local library!

A couple of days ago, I joined Pinterest (pronounced like interest with a "p" sound at the beginning).  OMG!  I'm hooked.  I want to create boards and more boards.  I find it strikes my creative fancy!  It also works as a way to stimulate ideas.

Now, how do I tell my husband that I'm hooked to something else? Maybe I can keep it our little secret. ;)

Sometimes People Need to Really Consider Spelling

The last couple of days, I went to Iowa with my husband and daughter to visit my in-laws.  One of the first things I ever notice, upon arrival, to Iowa is a convenience store that bothers me.  It isn't the store or the gas they sell that bothers me.  Rather, it is the name.

The bright owners of this store thought that "Kum & Go" was a clever name. I get that "Kum" is supposed to mean "Come".  However, it is too closely spelled to reflect a word of a sexual nature.  Every time I see the store, I'm struck by how inappropriate the name is.  If they wanted a "K" in the word come, couldn't they have used "Kome".  I mean, really.  What I find most disturbing is that the people of Iowa act as though this name is the most normal in the world.

I can only wonder what the owners of the chain were thinking or if they were thinking at all.

Happy Days Are Here Again!

A miracle has happened!  For the first time in over 7 months, I got 8 hours of sleep!  

Saturday night we put Ginny to bed at 7 p.m. like we normally do.  She fell right to sleep.  She did have a period of fussing around 10 or 11, but after putting the paci back in her mouth, she fell right back to sleep.  I was asleep by 10 p.m., anticipating being woken around 4 a.m. for her usual feeding.  Instead, I woke at 5 a.m. and realized that Ginny hadn't woken me.  I was in a bit of a panic.  I went to her room and saw that she was still sleeping (okay, I actually put my hand on her back to make sure she was alive).  Then, on my way back, I did a happy dance and said a silent cheer to myself.  

Ginny, sound asleep, with Elfie!

My baby girl slept the night through!  A first!!

Ginny slept until 6 a.m. Since it was the time change that night, it meant that she got 12 hours sleep.  Chris and I celebrated that wonderful Sunday morning.  It was a good day.

I fully expected that this would be a temporary situation, and that Ginny would resort to old habits and not sleep the night through again.  I have been pleasantly surprised.  She has slept at least 11 hours in a row every night since.  She does have a crying jag or two in the middle of the night but goes right back to sleep once getting her paci.  

While I'm sure we will again run into irregular sleep when the next tooth comes in or when she hits her next growth spurt, for now I will enjoy having sleep and no longer dealing with sleep deprivation.  After being spoiled with sleep, I now may reconsider trying for a 2nd baby in the near future.  

(Okay, I'm lying on that last part but I do love finally getting sleep.)