Yes I am alive...

I am a bad blogger. A bad blogger in that I have not posted for the greater potion of a calendar year. But I have an excuse! Since my last post my son was transferred to his technical school in Gulfport, MS,

In the Classroom

I can make things!

and we made a few trips to see him,

I started seeing another doctor and had another surgery which I am still trying to recover from,

Told ya (and yes, those (14) wires are embedded in bone)

celebrated my son graduating from his tech school and coming home for a short visit, saw my nephew graduate (with Honors!) from high school,

SURPRISE! Look who made it home for your big day!

sent my son off to his first permanent duty station clear across the country, sent my daughter back to school as a Junior and went back to work, but not before learning to crochet.

Saw my little girl apply her skills:

And made a road trip to see my nephew begin his college career.

Road Trippin' to Savannah

Hopefully, I can get myself in gear and start posting again. Hopefully.

The Earth almost slid to a stop ...

A disturbing thing happened yesterday on the internet(s). Check out the article here. Thankfully, YouTube came to its senses very quickly.

I'm working on it...

We've been back from San Antonio for a couple of weeks and I'm still working on putting together a video of our trip. The Flip was the best and worked great AND I didn't drop it in the water on our tour of the Riverwalk. Bonus! It was a great trip, beautiful weather and most importantly, we got to see our Scootie for the first time in months. Woo hoooo! So stand by and I'll get it up as soon as possible. Promise.  For now, a snapshot of my pride and joy (and his "Flat Cousins" who weren't able to make the trip).

I'm a Flipper

Photo from here

I got my new Flip Mino HD yesterday and cannot wait to start using it to annoy everyone around me. So far, Sissy and I have just been goofing around, but I really am going to work it when we go to San Antonio to Scootie's graduation from boot camp. I hope I will be singing its praises from the rooftoops and not picking up the pieces after I've slammed it to the ground in frustration. We shall see. Of course, I am not being compensated in ANY way for my opinions (however, I wish I was!), which are just that. MY opinions. So far, so good. I was able to slip it in my pocket this morning on my way out the door with no annoying need for extra batteries, connecting cables, chargers, etc.

The website was super easy to order from, and the design options are excellent. You can even make your own, with your own photo! I did not choose that option ( I chose the design above), but if I order another in the future, I probably will. Also, because I ordered directly from Flip, I got a free accessory! I chose the power adapter, which allows you to charge the camera in any standard power outlet (instead of plugging into a computer).  There are bunches of retailers you can buy this camera from like Best Buy, Office Depot, Target, WalMart, etc. but you would be limited in what colors you could purchase at these places.

So, stay tuned for videos and we'll see how we like this little gadget. IF I can keep Sissy from converting it to her own use.

So I haven't been here in so long people thought I was dead...

As you can see, my blogging has been non-existent. I probably could blame it on a lot of things. Perhaps it's because I shipped my son off to bootcamp and the world around me seems so much quieter. Perhaps it's because of all the holiday hoop-la. Maybe I've lost my mojo. Well, today I was called on it and I guess I have to give in and post. I'll make it a long one filled with pics of what's been going on and maybe that will suffice for today. Here we go:

We had a going away bonfire chili party for Scootie

Scootie and Friends

The last shave...with an audience

The morning before "shipping day"

the biggest rice krispie treat i've ever seen, decorated by Sissy and Niece

ThankChristmas

He swears

This is REALLY happening

It's like the first day of school all over again

Flat Scootie is born

for some reason, I got NO DOUGHNUTS from this shopping trip

Flat Sccotie helps wrap gifts

My kids on Christmas Eve

Everyone loves (Flat) Scootie

Maybe a little TOO much

A-nut L and Andy

Flat Scootie gets first piok (pay no attention to the rolls [and I don't mean the crescents])

BTK gets humiliated...AGAIN

Me, too!

Happy New Year!

And, that should catch me up somewhat. Happy?

Thanks!

Thanks to Rae Ann over at Critical Mass and The Button Box for giving my humble little blog a makeover. She did a great job! Maybe now I'll get myself in gear and start posting again!

Under Construction

Please bear with me. My site is under construction.

Also, I am having a crisis.

 My baby is leaving in exactly seven days for boot camp. SEVEN DAYS, PEOPLE! I may not be posting very much. We just had his going away party this past Saturday and now we are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas in one fell swoop. So, Harry Thankmas or Meppy Chrisgiving and I'll see you when I see you.