moving to blogger

I have decided to move my blog over to blogger at least until I get my laptop back, its quicker to load and doesnt give me error messages. the address is http://gypsykate22.blogspot.com/ so please visit me there and dont forget to leave me a comment when you drop by, I love hearing your thoughts.

have a great evening

hugz

V

Oh the Drama!!

so it seemed so simple right? broken laptop power jack, take to computer doctor, they fix, problem solved…to quote the Tui ads, YEAH RIGHT!! for the last 10 days its been a big hassle, first the repair company told me the cord was broken, they ordered a new one, no worries. Then they tell me the jack is broken and it needs to go to the Toshiba specialist in Christchurch to see if it can be fixed but they think it wont be able to be fixed. So off it goes to Christchurch meanwhile I ring the insurance company and let them know whats happening, no worries they say, just let us know what the Toshiba specialist says and if need be we will replace it for you. The specialist calls and says the motherboard has been drowned by black coffee…now the mystery really starts, I don’t drink coffee, in fact no one in this house really drinks coffee that often. So I call the insurance company again and the specialist send them a assessment of damage. Now you would think things would be pretty straight forward right, laptop is unfix able, insurance company pays out, i get a new laptop? again I say YEAH RIGHT….now the insurance company want their people in Wellington to look at it. So now I have to get it back from Christchurch (the guy from the insurance company suggested I go and pick it up, a mere 5 hour drive, moron!) and then send it to Wellington for them to tell the insurance company its broken! Good Grief!!!! Mental note…change insurance companies!!! Honestly the stress is making me ill…I am tempted to say stuff em and go buy a new laptop but I really cant afford it at the moment. Excuse me while I curl into a ball and cry for a while….it doesn’t help that I have had an adverse reaction to something and feel totally awful, there are things I am not suppose to eat and obviously Steve’s  BBQ cooking is one, we had a BBQ last night and now I feel sick…oh joy!

on the upside and to cheer me up I did a layout yesterday, the 2nd non competition layout I have done this year. I based this one on the TUI billboards as it was based on the photo of the boys and their cousins having a few beers with the family at Mum’s birthday party last year. Steve thought it was very cool, high praise from a teenager huh? lol

I also did a bit of OTP, doing a Kaisercraft pen and ribbon holder for my desk. I will add photos for the latest projects when I finally get my own computer again. I dont like to upload photo’s to Steve’s computer. He’s at work today which is the only reason I can get my hands on his new laptop lol.

anyway I am off to investigate this Project 365 I have been hearing about, sounds interesting, is anyone else doing it?

have a great weekend

hugz

V

PS I forgot to mention, I hit the big 40 on Monday. seems to be a big deal to everyone but me. I am looking forward to going to lunch with Mum, Dad and the kids though, which has become a bit of tradition since we moved to Nelson. We are going to the Smokehouse in Mapua this time…YUM.

no laptop :(

My baby, my lifeline to the world, my own little slice of sanity, is had to go to the laptop hospital. It had a small problem, it wouldn’t start due to the power cable not connecting properly. I thought it was something a lot more serious so took it to the doctor. They called yesterday afternoon and gave me the diagnosis and have ordered a new cord for it and are going to put more ram in while its there. Should get it back tomorrow.

I am using Steve’s brand new laptop at the moment, he brought it with all his hard earned wages from his job at Payless, with a little help from Mum of course. Now he is showing off because he has the flashest new laptop in the house. and i do admit its a zappy wee machine.

Its soooo hot, my fingers and toes are all swollen with the heat and I am totally jealous of Katie who has been running around the house naked for 2 days now, shes so lucky…ohhhh to be 3 again though she seemed happy to put on the cute wee dress I got her from the Pumpkin Patch sale the other day to go into town this morning. I noticed she stripped the moment we got home lol….I wouldn’t be so mean to the world as to run around naked….some things should be hidden lol…I might be losing weight but it will never ever be enough for me to do that hahahahaha!!!!!

well better finish checking mail and give it back to him. will be back online tomorrow hopefully.

camping and a new addition

so far the year has not impressed me at all. first off our camping trip got rained off. we spent New Years eve fighting sandflies and the rain. Ever tried to camp in the rain? not to recommended…we decided to go home first thing in the morning after getting up to more rain at 6am. By the time we actually left the sun had come out but the sandflies were still swarming. we did stop long enough to admire the log cabin that Mum and Dad’s friends are building. its amazing, its going to be so cool when its finished. I love the natural look of log cabins. They are going have the most amazing outlook across their farm, on top of a low hill with enough of a raise to have a 360 degree view that’s just so beautiful. the farm is were we went camping. it would have been lovely if it wasn’t for the rain and sandflies.

since we got home on Thursday we have had trouble with getting Katie back into routine. though she slept fine last night, she cuddled up next to me in bed, I have been sick for the last 2 days, at about 5pm and went straight into a deep sleep lol. Steve moved her into her own bed but she wet the bed at about 9ish so Mum put her back into bed with me were she cuddled straight back down and went to sleep again. She only woke once, and that was to go to the toilet then she went straight back to sleep until about 8 this morning. Now she has gone to Blenhiem with Mum and Dad to visit the latest addition to our family. My nephew and his girlfriend had a baby girl on New Years day, the first baby born in Marlborough for this year she’s famous already and doesn’t even have a name yet. I was so looking forward to meeting our wee angel girl but I am still sick so thought it best to stay home and recover. I just hope Dad takes lots oh photos so I can make them a mini album.

I have managed to get 2 more pages of my Emily Falconbridge mini album done since we got home from Maruia. I have another week to do 5 more pages, right now I haven’t got the strength to sit at my desk for long. Its taken me nearly 2 hours just to type this little bit. Admittedly I have been doing other things as well, like placing an order at Stampin Scrap they have a massive 40% off sale at the moment.

anyway time for some more codeine and a bit of a rest. hope the start of your year has been wonderful

hugz

V