I can see clearly now, the rain has gone.....yeah right!

Y'all must be wondering what the heck is going on here.
Well, nothing much *LOL*

After three blessedly quiet days, even though I was not feeling well, but it was nice to have an excuse to stay in bed and whine, things are back to normal again.

Which means, Boo-boo is here, she seems to have grown over the weekend, I kid you NOT!
She is currently taking her nap, so I schlepped myself behind the computer to work on my picture book...AGAIN....

Thanks for your suggestion W., I checked it out, Blurp.com, as well as a few other websites. But the problem is clearly mine, just didn't take the picture with a high enough resolution.
SO....I came up with a solution. Leave it to me to get around a problem!

I took new pictures (the correct size this time) of the existing pictures I had, and had to print out some that I had not a hard copy of. The prints won't be as sharp as the originals, but nobody has to know. (don't tell anyone, ok?)

So I'm almost done printing, and my printer dies. Now, usually all it takes it turning the thing off, or jiggling a few parts (the printer's parts, mind you) and the machine comes back to life again.
Not this time. I think it really broke this time.

Oh well, time for a new one!

So that was one little hickup. Next I go and try and get my pictures from my camera onto my computer.

TWICE I get this pesty Microsoft error message. TWICE I lose all the pictures...
The third time was a charm. And I got them all on the computer.
BUT!
I could not find them!
Did it again!

Same thing happened.

By this time I am pulling out my hair and screaming softly (don't want to wake Boo-boo)

THEN I realized I keep downloading the darn things in a new file everytime...DUH...

So I had to go back in and delete a bunch of triples and doubles, and gather everything together in ONE file...

Got it!

When it comes to computer technology I am certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I usually get things done by just pushing buttons and experimenting and a liberal sprinkling of cuss words. :>)

So now it's time for a little break from the photo-album-making-project, and the perfect time to write my blog for today.

The sun came out, but it's cold out. I have the heater on since the temperature wasn't getting above 64 in the house.

My pink climbing roses are blooming, they are beautiful. Very tiny, and very fragrant!

My cold is mostly gone. I swear taking Tylenol PM helped clear it up. Not only did I get a few good nights' sleep, but the stuff that's supposed to make you sleep (something like Benedryl) dries your sinuses too. Whoopee!!!

I've decided to carry a small notebook with me at all times, just in case I get an idea for a story, and I've gotten a few...but you'll have to wait until my photo album is finished.

In the meantime I took three pictures of me, Bugs and Boo, went to Target, printed them all the same size in black and white and framed them. We looks like triplets! We have the same noses, same chins, same chubby cheeks, same mouths. The ears are a little different. Even Bugs and Boo's hairdo's are the same...I on the other hand, had a typical Dutch Mohawk.

This will be Bugs' Mothers Day present, the album will hopefully be ready in time for her 25th birthday at the end of May


And that will be IT for today, as I hear little noises from the other room. It takes her about five minutes to rev her engine when she wakes up. But when it gets going, Oma needs to go and get her, lest she overheats!

Have a wonderful day y'all!

SGMKJ!