SO, our laptop was busted recently and was unable to be revived. we were sorta bummed about that b/c that's what i've been using to post pictures, even though it was really old and really slow. THEN, a woman at rick's work said that she had a netbook that was practically brand new for sale! this particular machine retails for $400, but she's only asking $200 and she said she wouldn't expect us to pay her until after Christmas! YAY! this machine is TOTALLLY awesome! it has exactly what i need: wireless internet access, an SD photo card reader (SUPER important), the ability to stream video (i'm a netflix junkie), and it comes with a wireless mouse. there are more accessories that she has to go with it, but rick will get those next week. woo-hoo!
the main thing that i'm excited about is that i just plugged in my SD photo card from my camera and the pictures just magically appeared on my screen -- hah! the reason i haven't been posting many pictures as of late is b/c this is the process i use to do be able to do so: take out the batteries and SD card of our current camera and put them into the old camera that has a broken screen (we can't find the software for the current camera, but the software for the older camera is still on the delapidated desktop we have in the bedroom). then, transfer -- SLOWLY -- the pictures onto the desktop. THEN, go through all of the pictures and put all of the ones we want onto a thumb drive B/C the desktop doesn't have internet access. FINALLY, i take the thumbdrive and put into the old laptop and put the pictures online. so you can imagine my sheer delight to have a wireless laptop that runs at a decent speed that has an SD card reader. this makes my month. :o) the only thing is doesn't have that i need is a photo tool to crop and rotate the pictures,
next, we found another stray in our neighborhood. i seriously think word has gotten out that if you're a dog and you're lost, that you go to the Petersen house, b/c they're total suckers and will take you in. he's a purebred yellow lab, maybe two years old, that is A-W-E-S-O-M-E. we joked that instead of posting a "FOUND DOG" sign, that we were going to post a sign that says "OWNED DOG LOOKING FOR HOME: a six-year old black lab mix looking for a new home. we would like to replace him with the one we found." HAH! seriously, i wouldn't replace Lump, but if this dog doesn't have someone who wants him, he's found a home with us. Shiloh has named him "Himmer." She says that it's the "long word for 'Him.'" too funny. and he answers to it now, so i guess as long as he's here, that's his name. Lump is thrilled to have somebody to play with (Dallas is too old now), and he's just all-around great. He must belong to somebody, he's completely at home in a house with a family. I'm going to post some flyers as soon as it stops raining, surely SOMEbody is looking for him.
It's practically impossible to get a good picture of a dog, but here's some that i was able to take this morning (and get online so quickly b/c of this awesome netbook!!):
Here's some more random pictures that were on the camera this morning. First, here's Shiloh at the Farmer's Market. This is "her" bench. It's a pretty small indoor place, so i can keep an eye on her while i'm shopping. every single time we go in there, she wants to eat a green apple. so, i buy her a green apple, and she sits on this bench and eats it while i do the rest of the shopping. pretty awesome. :o)
also at the farmer's market, they had a halloween place set up. there were TONS of kids there that afternoon. here she is playing on the playground area:
and i especially like this one -- peeking through a "window" in their cornstalk maze.
and, lastly, this is totally random, but i find these all over the house all day long. she sets up her little figurines and horses and dollhouse things in different scenarios and then leaves them there, so i'll happen upon a scene like this:
or like this:
also at the farmer's market, they had a halloween place set up. there were TONS of kids there that afternoon. here she is playing on the playground area:
and i especially like this one -- peeking through a "window" in their cornstalk maze.
and, lastly, this is totally random, but i find these all over the house all day long. she sets up her little figurines and horses and dollhouse things in different scenarios and then leaves them there, so i'll happen upon a scene like this:
or like this:
it's just cute and it makes me smile when i see it. :o)
okay, i think that's all for today. yay for new netbooks and easily accessed photos and completely awesome stray dogs!!
