For those of us left behind....

[judy]

I'm so glad you sold the puppy to a good family. I know you'll miss her, but you can't have all the yorkies in the world! You do have to share.

I taught my class this morning. Next week is their final, and that's the last class I'll be teaching at this college. I have loved teaching there, but I'm moving and can't take the college with me.

When I got home, I read their revised research papers, emailed them with comments, and then took a nap. After dinner, I did my bills, and now I'm here.

[Marilyn]

Well, I had a productive day. All in all, got quite a bit done on Melissa's table runners for the wedding reception. I had a sample put together for her to see of the runner with her decorations and she loved it, so that at least made me feel good. It's been a lot of work and I have 7 more to make.

Both girls got here early evening, so we visited a bit then went and got a bite to eat and they've been on the computers and watching a movie while I worked on the runners some more. I'll be so glad when they are finally finished.

Janet, right now, I think the only phone that will do what mine does is the Apple i-Phone, and i have to pay $20.00 per month for the internet access. I'm on my husband's business plan. I love my phone, and the extra expense is worth it for me. With all the driving that I do, I have used Google maps sooo much, and if you are looking for a certain store or restaurant in an unfamiliar city, you can just Google it, or looking for a phone number, Google it. It's been a wonderful tool for me.

I think Sprint will be offering a Samsung phone this summer that will be very similiar in function to the i-Phone, only it's supposed to be even faster, and will have turn by turn GPS. i-Phone just has the maps.

New toys coming out all the time.

[Chandra Amaya]

I ran several errands this morning then sat here the rest of the day. I did pick up 5 packs of pictures I had developed so now i have to mail them out and organize my photo albums.

[Janet]

It's so funny Marilyn, but I see all these new 'toys' that come out and get so excited, but then I have to remember...I don't go anywhere to do very much..so I don't know what I'd use them for.....LOL. Still like to check them out though and I do love the rush of thinking about getting it.

[Tiramisu]

I don't travel enough to have GPS and being OCD, I have to route my trips before I get on the road. I have the AT&T Razr and pay $20/month for internet, mostly to get unlimited text messages - it was $5 more for the package.

[Janet]

We have to pay for our text messages, didn't come in our package, but my son still texts anyway. He has a job, so anything above our regular bill, he has to pay for. Was in for a shock this month...he has to pay something like $25. He's decided it's just as simple to make the call instead of texting....LOL

I personally don't know why, with email and instant message and being able to call that everyone likes texting so much...can you or anyone explain it to me? Maybe it's my old age, but I have no desire to text someone.

[Tiramisu]

One daughter texts me from church - Lunch? One texts me - Babysit this weekend?

I have my cell set so that if I get an e-mail from certain people on my Yahoo account, I get a message so I can check it immediately from wherever. It's very important for me to get instant notification when I get an e-mail from my son in Iraq and my hubby or kiddos here.

I really enjoy getting pictures from the kiddos, makes me feel like I'm almost there with them. I'm a weather nut, so I enjoy getting text weather updates in bad weather!

It's worth $20, but I wouldn't pay much more. I'd love love love to have an I-Phone, but the sides costs are crazy!

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Janet

I personally don't know why, with email and instant message and being able to call that everyone likes texting so much...can you or anyone explain it to me? Maybe it's my old age, but I have no desire to text someone.

Janet, the thing about texting is that you can communicate what you need to without committing to a conversation. Text conversations are short, concise, to the point. You can text when you are places where you cannot talk. Example: My daughters will text me while they are in class to let me know how they did on a big exam.

Texting is another thing that I like about the i-Phone. A keyboard pops up on the touch screen so I don't have to do all the typing from a number pad on a cell phone, and it keeps the conversation in little bubbles on the screen and you can scroll up and down to see the conversation history. Love it!!!

Gina, hope your party went well!!!! I'm sure it was really nice if you had a lot to do with it!! Hope you've had a relaxing day!!

Judy, I ask hubby about laminate flooring. He does not recommend Pergo. He said that there are some new laminates out that look more like wood. The surface is not as shiny as Pergo and is more of a matt finish. These new laminates hold up better and are easier to clean. It's not a hard to install yourself if you have the desire to do so. Hubby does not recommend installing it in the kitchen because it does not hold up well in areas where it gets wet a lot.

BTW, WW works well, or at least it did for me. I think part of the reason is that if I'm paying for it, I'm going to make it work. I need to start going again or working out or something. When I was doing WW, I was working out and going to the meetings and counting points, and being strict with myself. Just hard to get back in the groove.