Spirited Sons

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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for! I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all! This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here. Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do! Blessings!

Our Curriculum

Mystery of History vol. 1
Saxon 5/4
Horizons Grade 2
A Beka Language
Spelling Power
Apologia Zoology 1

Books I'm Reading

The Bible (Isaiah)
Invitation to the Jesus Life
Discover Your Child's Learning Style
The Way They Learn
Archimedes and the Door of Science
(all things Trojan at the moment)

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Friday, November 7, 2008

HEY!

Posted in Due to Technical Difficulties Beyond Our Control. . .

In the true sense of "Where's Waldo?" in the Blog Universe, here I am! I'm here! Can you see me? Do you see my little 5' 2" frame hopping up and down and waving at you? I'm the little speck of a jumping bean you see on your Blog Universe map three light years to the right of Sanity! ;')

I hope you're well. This has been a trying technology season for me, as many of you know. Our little-laptop-that-could computer was "sick" for several weeks. Me, being the fabulous technology diagnostician that I am, figured there was something I could do to fix my laptop. So, I set to work . . . earnestly! Me and my "Fix It Software" would conquer all things . . . with and in Christ, of course. ;')

I eliminated duplicate files. (Is this "two" much of a good thing?)
Cookies that couldn't be eaten were sent to the Recycle bin. (Yes, I ate cookies!)
I cleaned my drives. (Which was DRIVE-ing ME crazy!)
I maximized my RAM. (Where's my thicket with a replacement?)
I minimized my file clutter. (Which of my precious files should go? The agony!)
I got to the end of my rope! (Tie a knot and hang on, baby!)
My speed was still "blazing" at 3.0 - 13.0 mbsp. (Think drips of water . . . from a shower!)
(Yeah, I didn't know what that meant other than "agonizingly slow"!) :'P

The problem? Well, my Dashing Hero noticed his computer was running slightly slower in the house, too. What? Is it possible this was contagious? Had I "shared the wealth" in a way that was going to take his work-provided laptop down a similar path of slow, painful death? Oh, Father in heaven, please no!

Those who have wireless connections in their homes know there is a bit of complexity to the set up for the convenience. There are different parts to the whole set up, most of which I cannot name. To me, "parts is parts" in the 10,000 foot overview of the deal. Well, I stand corrected. Parts is *not* parts, no matter which way you look at it.

Let me introduce . . . the router!

I didn't know what the router does. I still don't. I'm okay with that. I know this: a poorly functioning router matters a great deal. A router functioning like a well-oiled machine is not a little thing! It is a blessing beyond measure when you get down to it. I praise God for the Craigslist router that appeared for a mere $35. That was a cheap fix compared to the hundreds for a new laptop. (Not that I would have cried if we replaced the one I'm using.)

So, what have I learned from all of this? Perhaps the real problems we face in life present themselves in ways that are a bit misleading. If I diagnosed the problem based on my RAM stats alone, I would be wrong every time. This was a hardware problem in a whole other location, not one of those intangible, imaginary problems because of software, files, cookies, or whatnot.

Someone who knows something is more valuable than someone who knows very little. The time of an expert, or even half an expert, is ever so much better than the wheel-spinning I was doing on my own. Ugh! If only I had been talking to my husband more frequently about my own results. He probably would have picked up on it sooner. Ultimately, the Dashing Hero figured this out. I give him the credit. I'll give God the glory. :'D

Is everything perfect? No. There is another part to the parts, and it would change things dramatically, I hear. I think this means we have the equivalent of a Ferrari hooked up to our system, and our system needs some kind of connector to free the Ferrari to its full potential? (Yeah, I'm a tech-ie! You know it!) We are working with a system that has not yet reached its full effectiveness. This isn't different from our lives on this little planet, at least, not much. ;')

So, it is possible that I will be able to blog now. The only thing standing in my way is time. I'm hoping to get some of that. We'll see.

Yes, I remember promising a whole batch of pictures and such. I'll be working on that. I promise!

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Posted by barrellfullofmonkeys

Oh, yeah, you're back :) I've been checking in like a sad little puppy every day. So glad to see you've figured out the problem. I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to fix a sick computer!

Kathy D.

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