I have been trying to update my blog for about 3 days.  There were two reoccurring problems that kept me from succeeding.  The first was the unbelieveable slowness I was encountering trying to login.  I tried to snatch time here and there to get something written, to check your blogs, etc... and I just couldn't get logged in.  So this morning, everything worked great and here I am.  The second problem is actually the newest member of our family, Tony the Pony.  Tony was adopted (you are not supposed to say bought) by my youngest with his saved up birthday money.  If you don't have young ones anymore you may not be aware of the Webkinz craze that is sweeping the nation.  I remember the Cabbage Patch craze of my childhood (lucky for my parents I thought they were really ugly), and now my sons have webkinz.  It is actually a great idea that I wish I had come up with.  You buy, I mean, adopt, your animal from a store then race home to the computer.  Your secret code to enter the website is securely hidden in your animal's tag.  Once you have registered you can buy furniture, clothes, toys, food and so on for your animal using play money (thank goodness).  You earn more money by playing games on the site.  Can you see the fascination this would have with kids? 

Now for my update.  School is going well.  Basketball is all comsuming.  I am behind in my housework.  That about sums it up right now.  Tony the Pony is way more exciting than my real life.  I'll go read all of your blogs to see if your lives are any more exciting in the dead of winter....

Anissa