anyone have a Mac that they would like to donate to me?

no, really, i'll take an Apple any day...i have always wanted a Mac.

our first computer was a gift to my kids from the in-laws...i lobbied HARD for a Mac, but since they were buying, and my BIL is a staunch PC man, i lost

i have to stop and say that i haven't ever actually PURCHASED a computer at all...every single one was given to us

our next two were from a friend who had just upgraded theirs...PC again. But it was an upgrade for us too, so we were happy.

our next one (current) was a donation from a local law office to three homeschooling families. again, an upgrade for us (to the dreaded Win98SE)

the hard drive has already been reformatted once since as soon as we went to cable internet we became infested with viruses and spyware that wouldn't come off

starting to have the same persnickety virus and spyware problems again. there really isn't any money for anything new, Mac or not. WalMart has those zippy little eMachines on sale for $400...ha, ya! we don't have $400

anyhow, not to bemoan my finances, my Outlook Express is toasted beyond repair. I tried IncrediMail yesterday, but alas, no matter how much dern fun that is, it has waaaaaaaaay too many spyware problems for me...not to mention the constant freezing of the computer. So i uninstalled it this morning and downloaded Eudora 6x

and it seems pretty nifty so far...at least it's actually SENDING out my email

my hubbyman, who could really give a rip wether there was a computer in our house or not, just shakes his head when i regale him about the computer woes i have...but he did buy me a Lexmark X1100 scanner/copier/printer for Christmas! I think he's happy to not have to make copies at lunch time anymore

so, i can vicariously surf the Apple web page since my Big J will be getting a nice iBook after graduation...he'll need it since he's going into the Arts program...you knw how those artists can be  (note to HSB staff...we need an artist smilie icon)

so in any case, if anyone knows of a lonely iBook, or iMac that needs a good home...email me

and no, Gena, i don't want a puppy instead!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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well, i'm not doing much right now, so i'll surf a few blogs!

Viewpoints From a Homeschool Dad...nice to see a Dad blogging...my hubbyman just laughed at me when i suggested he start one (he is NOT computer motivated at all!)

Living To Be a Prov 31 Homeschooler...this is a great goal and it's a nice blog! She also has a "regular" blog here

Unit Studies...by Amanda Bennett....read the story of her anniversary, and keep tissues handy!

SpunkyHomeschool...LOL!!! i have her OTHER link on my sidebar! so funny! If you haven't ever visited Spunky here or there, you are in for a treat!

Our Homeschool and Other Such Happenings...too funny! she was nominated for Spunky's homeschool blog awards, and you can see why!

so go visit some blogs and say hi...it is fun to find new friends!

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did you see last weeks entries? they were well worth the read!

please go to TwoTalentLiving and see this week's enties in the Carnival of Beauty. This week is "The Beauty of Tradition". Sallie will announce the entries tomorrow i believe. She is also taking entries for next week's carnival, "The Beauty of Excellence"...you may submit any post from 2005. Maybe i'll see what i have written since June and submit one.

even if you don't enter, stop by and encorage sallie...she's doing a great job!

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i have gotten sooooooooo many comments on my blog and firstly thank you! the real accolades belong to AmyBeth, as she took pity on this old hippie mamma who thought that computer classes were a waste of air in high school!  Her link is on my side bar in friends and down at the bottom where my graphics credits are...please let her know what a beautiful job she did!

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THANK YOU!!!!

to Amy Beth, who helps me out and designs these wonderful blog templets for me...since i figured that taking any kind of computer class in high school was a waste of air ...oh well!

so go tell her what a great job she did!

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okay, here we go again...i'll try this and if it doesn't work, it's all AmyBeth's fault

ETA: here's the message that comes up every time i try this:

Trackback Results:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MySmokyMtnHomeschool/44440/ - Your trackback was refused. This may have happened because you used an incorrect trackback URL, the weblog author does not allow trackbacks, or you have attempted to trackback the author's weblog more than once in the last minute.

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okay, i'm trying the trackback thing again, although AmyBeth says that there's a problem...maybe they fixed it by now  or maybe not, but hey, i'll still be on that top 100

ETA: not fixed

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okay, AmyBeth has been giving blogging lessons, and i'm sure i;ll fail this one...it's about trackbacking (HUH???) so i'll follow the somewhat simple directions and see if AmyBeth knows i've been blabbing about her today

BTW, what's a ping????

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i do believe i'm getting it! thanks Big J...you work on the winter one and i'll work on the fall one!

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i know i saw a few leaves floating around with those x's

why won't it stay for me? tell me that you all see a few leaves too

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i hope that Big J's strange humour didn't scare anyone...he's so like my Dad

AmyBeth's two daughters have the cutest blogs! stop by and say hello to  them, and they'll stick a pin in your hometown...really, they are too cute!

and hopefully, Big J will get the fall leaves floating before i need him to change  them to snowflakes (just kidden Jeff )

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This site is currently under contruction...lol, always wanted to say that...anyway, im mothers bad song whos trying to put floating "666's" across the page, but mother prefers the floating leaves, WHICH are almost complete, so please dont mind the floating X boxes.  Anyways, its almost 2 in the morning and after a hard night frying fish at work, im goin to sleep.

Adios

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dearest son did NOT finish my templet yet!!!

ETA, 7PM...he will be loading it up for me tonight after work...isn't that nice?

i wonder if he'll read through it too??? say hello to Big J everyone

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okay, i am forced to revert back to the hippie coffee cup till my brilliant son creates a blog templet for me! i attempted and failed to comprehend even simple instructions in blog making 101

so, i will add back all m y other "hippie" links and be satisfied for now (and i can still play over at hippiechyck2!) and if anyone can explain how i make a blinkie into a link, well,  let me know!

i promise he'll make me a fabulous one full of all sorts of neat floaties and graphics...heeehehehehe!

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