I'm spending  too much  lots of time on the computer these days, but there's a good reason.  I finally have a new PC!  My brother-in-law put it together for me.  He's a technological genius.  Then to make a good thing even better, my husband said we could get DSL!  There was a special with our local phone company where it would be $19.95 a month forever (I know the junk fees and taxes will add up).  It amounts to $15 extra a month because we had to get a "qualifying long distance plan" which is $5 more, but we get to lose the dial-up service which was $10. 

So far, here are the good things:

• I can get the pictures out of the camera in a timely fashion.
• I don't have to suppress graphics anymore. 
• Getting around to those sites that crashed the old computer (where I couldn't suppress the graphics).
• I can download enough free curriculum to offset the cost of the DSL.  (8.5 Mb file in 15 seconds vs. 45 minutes)
• I use the phone while online.
• Hearing Christian radio programs.
• Children can play more educational games

Of course there are a couple of bad things: 

• The only thing I don't like is the surprise music.  I almost spilled my coffee this morning when a blast of rock music came on. The speakers are off now.
• Spending time playing on the computer.  The old computer was so slow, I could click on something, fold a load of laundry, and come back just as the page finished loading.   Now I'm doing stuff like this: