The One Where Denise Fell Off The Face Of The Earth

Let it be known that I AM alive and well. Let it also be known that I am still without my laptop and even my old, ancient backup laptop. I have been demoted to our old PC upstairs that the kids use for their games and Webkinz and it is highly inconvenient. I come up to use it and within 10 minutes my children sound like they are killing each other from the sounds of the screaming and yelling. For the record, DFS frowns on your children killing each other. Trust me on this.

I would so love to share photos of my trip to Carey's but this dog gone computer won't upload them from my camera. Grrr... I can tell you that I had a wonderful time. Carey is delightful, as are her funny husband Scott and her darling boys Jack and Logan. I can also tell you that I got lots of sleep. Since Emma didn't have her bed to contain her at night, I had to lay down with her to get her to go sleep. I learned something at Carey's house.

Denise + Dark Room + Laying Down = Denise goes to sleep

Yes, I'm that sleep deprived. Or I'm that old. Let's go with sleep deprived.

I have also found something else out about myself since coming home and being computer deprived: When I'm computer deprived I get more house work done.

Yes, I've gone off the deep end.

While you all have been Facebooking and blogging, I've been shampooing the carpet in my van and organizing closets. The horror!!! I even went to Hobby Lobby and bought baskets to organize my stuff. And they were 50% off. But I didn't use a coupon. (Sorry Brandy!)

Trace has been working on my laptop and he claims he should have it fixed by Saturday night when I come home. I'm leaving tomorrow to go pick up Julia from her friend's in Tennesse and coming back home on Saturday. Yes, I'm driving 16 hours in 2 days with 3 small children and 8 hours with 2 middle school girls. Pray for me. Also pray that Trace has my laptop done. Momma needs to blog.

Mommy Runsaway: Part Two-- Mommy Needs a Computer

I took tons of pictures yesterday to put on my blog but my laptop had other plans. It's being totally uncooperative and is on the brink of death. At one point I got a "blue screen" but Trace, my on call computer guru, told me that it wasn't the blue screen of death. So I guess it's on life support. Or not, because it's currently tucked in it's case. Maybe it needed a vacay too.

Carey has been kind enough to lend me her lap top. I think she was afraid of the withdrawal from the internet side affects. I have to admit that the twitching and the foaming at the mouth were a bit on the high drama side. So you'll get sporadic updates but no pictures.

Emma and I had a 8:05 flight direct from Kansas City to Los Angeles but Emma was not a happy girl. First of all, a girl needs her beauty sleep and with her going to sleep late the night before and the audacity of her mother waking her up around 6:00 to get her dressed. Well, it was all a bit much so she got even the only way she knew. She made life miserable on the plane. About half the flight was her mad because... well sometimes it just wasn't apparent why. Finally, after the plane landed and we were waiting on the tarmac to get to our gate, she fell asleep. Of course.

We were at the back of the plane (my choice) and we were the last ones off. When we got to the baggage claim Carey and her boys, Jack and Logan, were eagerly waiting for us. {Insert picture of Carey and her boys} After retrieving our luggage, we loaded into the car and headed for the beach! We spent about an hour on Malibu beach. {insert picture of me looking like Malibu Barbie} Emma and the boys dug in the sand and walked along the edge of the ocean. Emma liked the waves as long as they didn't get too high. {insert picture of Emma at the edge of the ocean}

We then headed to a restaurant on the other side of the highway which involved going under a bridge, by a man camped on the steps who was very talkative and by a lizard . But we made it safely across and went to a restaurant that had fish. Since I'm on an adventure, I tried a shrimp taco which was good. Emma was more mundane and stuck with chicken strips and french fries. It was then time to head to Carey's and just hang out. The rest of the day was very low key. Me have a low key day? I know!

Scott, Carey's husband, did call to check and verify that I was not an ax murderer. I told her to tell him that I did pass 3 background checks for 3 different adoptions but that Ryan's adoption was completed a year ago. Twelve months is enough time for me to be a busy girl. However, I'm not sure you an bring an ax on a plane. Not that I've checked.

So today will be another low key, laid back day. We're heading to the park later and just chillin'. Like a villian.