Thank God For the Internet

Keith has been in Japan since Saturday. I was teary-eyed and miserable for two days, but the internet has been such a wonderful blessing. I never thought much of it until this trip. However, not only have Keith and I been able to send instant messages to one another, but we can also turn on our webcams and see each other, AND we can call each other's computers and HEAR each other! While we're looking at each other! This is all new for me. I know this technology has been around for a long time, but this is the first time I've had any use for it. It has also been great for Keith to be able to see and hear the boys, and vice versa. We are picking him up from the airport tomorrow-and not a minute too soon. I can't wait to see him again.

Mother's Day (which also happened to be our 3 year anniversary) was good and miserable. Keith took care of me before he left by sending me 2 dozen multi-color roses (beautiful!) and a new fancy-schmancy camera! It's one of those semi-pro ones. I had been complaining of the poor quality of our 5 or 6 megapixel cameras and said someday I wanted to splurge on one of those really nice ones. Well, Keith surprised me with just such a camera on Friday before he left. Now I just need to learn how to use it to the best of its ability.

Otherwise we've been doing well here. I finally found a dress for me and an outfit for Isaac for a wedding in 2-3 weeks that we're in. It's tough finding nice dress pants/shirts/ties for a 2 year old. Basically no one carries them. Not even JCPenney or Macy's. The outfit I found was at Sears, on clearance, but the tie didn't match the colors of the wedding. So I found a black tie on clearance at Penney's, and then dress shoes and socks at Payless. All in all, his outfit cost about $50, which is still more than half of what mine cost! I found a cute black maternity dress on clearance for $19.99! Of course, I'll spend a lot more than that getting my hair and nails done. Oh well.

My reading is very slow-going. I'm not sure why. I have been working on the Bible study we're doing in moms group called The Power of a Woman's Words. My moms group breaks for the summer though, so maybe my reading will pick up then. I'm still working on What's a Smart Woman Like You Doing at Home? There are so many quotes I want to take from this book. I do recommend any woman who stays at home with her children in any capacity, even if only part-time, read this book. It's an old publication, from the '80's. Hopefully it's still in print though, or can be found at a library. It's been very encouraging.

Almost forgot-Keith and I are selling our living room furniture. We just never use it, and we're going to convert the living room into a library/study instead to make better use of the space. So, if anyone is looking, or knows someone who is looking, let me know! The furniture is only about 4 years old I think, and barely used. The fabric is ivory/light beige in color, the wood is like a light oak, and I'd say antique in style. We are selling a couch (seats 3), chaise lounge, square end table, coffee table with glass center, and hemispherical end table, including a matching table lamp. Again, if you know anyone who is interested, pass the info along, or let me know. We are willing to be flexible on the price too. We just want to get rid of it.