Mother Nature Phone Home...

THIS is the first day of Spring?  Mother Nature needs medicated because she's got it all wrong!!!!! 

Today was pretty nice considering I had the potential to be extremely crabby.  Last night we rented Disney's The Princess and the Frog and the kid ended up in my bed all night.  Kid in bed = no sleep.  I was really surprised with the movie because there were parts that were really dark and spooky.  It scared the kid, she's sensitive to that kind of stuff just like me. 

Anyway, despite exhaustion, today worked out well.  Her friend invited her over for a couple of hours.  What did I do?  Took myself out for some Matzo Ball soup - perfect comfort food for the weather we are having!  It was delicious!!!  Then I went shopping again.  I seem to be addicted to shopping lately, which is unsual for me.  I normally detest shopping and will wait and wait until it can't be waited on anymore. 

After I picked the kid up we went to one more store since she had a gift card and was in the mood to use it.  It took FOREVER!!!  She would pick something up, "yup, this is what I want."  And then see something else and put the other thing down.  Holy cow, I'm glad I wore short sleeves because I was the hot flash queen today...and when I'm hot - oh boy, the patience wears thin.  But we made it out of there happy and in one piece.

When we got home I had yet ANOTHER postcard from postcrossing!  I was excited when I saw it in the mailbox, but then kind of cringed when I realized it was again addressed to me.  The kid still hasn't received one.  Anyway, this time it was from Finland.  I have now received 4 postcards and originally sent out 5.  The one to China has not yet arrived (22 days in the making!).  I sent two more today, one to Thailand and one to Taiwan.  The kid has sent 2, one to Finland (which arrived) and one to China that is also still travelling.  I let her send another tonight.  This time it is going to New York, so hopefully it will arrive quickly and she will receive one more quickly. 
And now three inches of snow later, we're nestled in our snuggies awaiting our beds!
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Now for my blog n' bitch....
Yesterday I tried setting up all the utilites and such for the new house.  I went online and saw that I could get DSL without a phone line through AT&T (my current provider) for $40 a month.  So I called them to disconnect here and start service there.  The lady on the phone tried to give me a line of total bullshit.  She said it was no longer available at that address and the only way I could get internet there would be through U-Verse....which, get this!  would cost $150 installation fee, and then a $100 one time charge!!!  I told the lady right where to go after I argued with her that that is not what is advertised on the internet.  I then began looking at Comcrap (oops!  I mean Comcast) and they were ridiculously priced as well if you didn't have at least two services.  I then decided to try a relatively new provider in the area.  I chatted online with a rep, a real rep that actually spoke English!  Imagine that!  I decided to try them.  They sent me my new modem overnight.  I plugged it in, no downloads necessary and voila!  It works!  My internet isn't slow any more, it doesn't freeze, nothing!  It's perfect.  I called their customer service line last night to ask some questions and I wasn't connected with India!  I spoke with a real live American!  Their customer service was excellent!  So far I'm totally impressed.  As for AT&T, my current service with them will be cancelled first thing Monday morning and they can BITE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!  $250 bucks to flip a switch - ha!  (I obviously chose the wrong career!)
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Today I am grateful for my daughter, for the three hours I got to have to do whatever I wanted while knowing my daughter was safe and having a blast, and for cute new shoes!