Recap of Christmas Gifts of 2008

Happy New Year everyone. It's been a busy few weeks but now that I'm settled down in front of my laptop, I figured I'd share with you the great new toys I got this year. On Christmas Eve, late at night after visiting 2 houses and making sure everyone got their little bit of the little piggy, my husband and I sat down to quietly open our gifts. I got him a bunch of little things that he needed, probably nothing he wanted but that's okay. He'll probably return everything and get what he wants anyway! I had one small gift stuffed in my stocking. It was the size of an iPod touch but I figured he wouldn't buy me one since I already have an iPod. I then thought it was jewelry, but the box was a little too big for that. So, to get to the point, I opened it up and it was a really cool new HD Video camera called a Flip Mino. It's smaller than my blackberry and the coolest thing is how you connect it to the computer. You press this little button and out pops the USB connector! How great is that!! That will not only connect it to your computer, but it will recharge the camera as well. Below is a picture of it and you can go to http://www.theflip.com/ for more info.

Then, the day after Christmas my fun little PC decided to crash. Blue screen with a nice error saying it can't find the hard drive. Very nice especially since I had just uploaded all the pictures from my camera. So, I went in my frustration, I lashed out at Microsoft and said "FINE, lets get a friggin Mac". Well, he didn't know what a friggin Mac was, but an iMac was what I was talking about. I've never seen a guy run to get ready so quickly. We were out the door in about a minute, the baby in tow. In the car, he drove like mad to get to the Apple store and buy the beautiful machine. A 24" screen, wireless keyboard, mouse and printer. Everything you've ever wanted. Here's a picture of it and of course you can go to http://www.apple.com for more details.

Well, I absolutely am a traitor now. Love the Mac and haven't been confused once. I learned how to use it over the weekend and even created a movie for my in-laws using a video of one of their vacations. I know that Apple is looking to come out with a new version this year so if you are looking to buy, you may want to wait a bit. However, if you're frustrated like me, go buy now. It's okay to leave the PC world for a while... you'll always have it at work to crash and burn on you. Don't worry. Only problem is that Picasa doesn't work with the Mac yet. It's in beta testing though so as soon as it's out I'll let you all know so you can go buy your Mac. BTW, now that I'm a Mac user, I no longer consider myself a computer expert. So don't call me if you have a problem with your PC... I don't know how to fix it anymore. The last gift I wanted to mention was that my grandmother bought me a manicure/pedicure at a spa. Went there, did the whole thing, got my hair dyed too. It was great. Got home and wah-la! My living room was rearranged! I've been asking to do this for 2 years now. I'm so happy and we have so much more room. That was probably the best gift ever. I know, sounds crazy but organizing my house makes me happy and stress free. I have to find a business to organize things for others. I really can do it... did my cousins garage once. Anyway, that's all for now. Just a quick update on the little piggy before I go. She's doing good, getting big, sets the table, cleans up, talks up a storm, can count to three (or she says three after I say one, two). Only issue is one of her little molars has a black stain on it. I'm really worried because the doctor said to go to the dentist. I have an appointment tomorrow and will let you know how it goes. I think it's hurting her because she hasn't slept well this past week. Poor baby. I feel really bad because I had a similar problem as a baby. They actually had to put me under to give me two root-canals! Yea, and for all of you people that think I'm feeding her junk, I'm not! She hardly has any juice and doesn't get sweets more than twice a week. She hasn't had the bottle since she turned a year old too so it's not "bottle rot". Anyway, I'll let you know what he says.

-s