100% more umpf!

I am just amazed at how little computers cost. I realize it is still a major purchase, but compared with our first computer purchase, you get almost a 100% more umpf, than you did ten years ago. It's so amazing the amount of speed and memory in computers now. I used to work in Alexandria, VA for a computer company and I remember the cost of every computer component - even when it was bought in the major quantity it was purchased at this company. This goes for almost every technology - as I recall Craig and I purchased for $269.99 a VCR in 1993! It was the biggest purchase we made outside of car until we moved to the east coast and had to buy furniture! Now you can get a VCR/DVD combo for under $80!

My new computer!

So, as you might have guessed, I'm back! My life has, of course, gone on and I haven't been that amiss to be away from the computer-honestly! Here's what I've been up to:

Met Barb's (from blogville) husband's, brother's wife who moved here from Alberta to Montreal. We've been in email contact and finally got a chance to meet last Friday. She's a lovely woman and her children are absolutely wonderful! I took her to meet some other relocated women in the area and I tagged with her to a piano sale at a nearby university! We are definitely getting together again and will take a photo next time!

Friday night Craig and I headed to the Montreal Temple where a friend was going through for the first time. She's off to Saskatchewan to get married at the Regina Temple.

PUtting them to work!

Saturday we headed to the Acorn Cottage. Some of these photos are from last weekend as we spent both of our weekends working on the tree that had fallen during the winter. It was fun to see the girls really get dirty and do some good honest labor! I learned a lot about their peronsalities these weekends.

Whenever we head to the cabin, Craig itches for something that's fried and covered in gravy (reminds him of his mum's cooking) and so I put together these cube steaks, fried on an open flame, and then made gravy. It was really good - oh, and check out the new cast iron skillet!

Sunday I played for sacrament meeting and worked the rest of the time in my calling as chorister. That night we headed outside for a game of crocet - something our family did often growing up. After we were done, I spent a good 45 minutes cleaning the caked mud off our shoes and boots. Craig said I was a bit dramatic! OK, so maybe a little!



Monday I did some Visiting Teaching and Tuesday(today) I headed to the states to pick up our new computer. I kept the girls out of school as their was a field trip I didn't want them to go on. My aussie friend came with and took her three year old daughter. It was really cute seeing the girls play with her, they had such a fun time. When we got back I took the girls for a bike ride. Picture a busy street, one girl falling over, one freaked out because of a car coming - it was very stressful at first, but the girls managed to relax a bit and we ended up making it to a park several blocks away close to their old school. They caught up with friends and we made it safely home!

This week I also: watched Cranford, jogged, kept off my three pound weight loss and lost another pound, agreed to make 50 cupcakes? - not sure how I got roped into that one!-made sugar cookies shaped like flowers for May day, managed to stay sane with a husband on a business trip, and all that everyday good stuff that comes with being a mom!

How are you?!