Happy thoughts needed (warning: whining inside)

[pewtertm]

OK, I just need to vent/whine/complain a bit...

My lappy went on the fritz a couple of weeks ago, and I was blessed enough to be able to uninstall photoshop and back everything up to my EHD. I was also blessed that the repairs to the laptop cost nothing (RAM was corrupt, and my Geek Squad warranty covered it).
Got the laptop back on Friday (after they misplaced/forgot about it on Wednesday)...started reinstalling Windows and assorted other programs. Saturday was busy, and mostly spent dealing with McAfee, which didn't want to load. Finally got it working, and installed my SSD kits, some scrap stuff, and SOME of my photos. By the time I finished 2 folders of photos, I was tired and went to bed, figuring I'd finish this morning.
Well...this morning, we woke up to a hot house...the AC had died overnight. The temperature hit 108 here today, and it was hotter inside our house than it was outside. The repairman finally got AC working about 8:30pm, but it was not cheap and we are going to have a tough time paying bills. (and this is so petty of me, but I'm bummed that my 40% SR is probably not going to get used!)
And not only had the AC died, but the EHD also bit the dust. No computer will recognize it....the error message I am getting suggests replacing the device. Well, that won't help! I'm seriously kicking myself for not finishing loading stuff only my laptop, because now the majority of my stuff is gone. We definitely can't afford to have any repairs, so recovery is not happening (and I have prob 350GB of stuff on there).
On top of all of that, I had to have a tooth pulled last week because my former incompetent dentist put a crown on improperly last August, and a bunch of bacteria was able to get in underneath. All 3 crowns she put on last year have been pulled off. The sutures that the dentist gave me after the tooth was pulled were ripped out while I was brushing my teeth, and now are hanging in there by one side of one suture...hoping he will remove that in the morning.

So that's been my weekend...I seriously could use some happy thoughts, something to make me giggle...something to lift my mood! Thanks for letting me vent and complain...hopefully I won't have any more need to whine anytime soon!

[jessica31876]

Aww sounds like youve had a rough week!! I know the feeling. Our car broke down this week and needs a new alternator. Should be able to get it fixed tomorrow (I hope). Hold on and Ill see if I can find something my daughter sent me to make you smile.

[jessica31876]

some funnies grandkids said about grandparents

1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she’d done many times before.
After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, ‘But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!’
I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good bye…

2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, ‘62.’ My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, ‘Did you start at 1?’

3. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother slipped into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, ‘Who was THAT?’

4. A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: ‘We used to skate outside on a pond I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.’ The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, ‘I sure wish I’d gotten to know you sooner!’

5. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, ‘Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?’ I mentally polished my halo and I said, ‘No, how are we alike?” You’re both old,’ he replied.

6. A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather’s word processor. She told him she was writing a story. ‘What’s it about?’ he asked. ‘I don’t know,’ she replied. ‘I can’t read.’

7. I didn’t know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last, she headed for the door, saying, ‘Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these, yourself!’

8. When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, ‘It’s no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.’


9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, ‘I’m not sure.’ ‘Look in your underwear, Grandpa,’ he advised, ‘mine says I’m 4 to 6.’

10. A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, ‘Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.’ The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. ‘That’s interesting,’ she said, ‘how do you make babies? ‘It’s simple,’ replied the girl. ‘You just change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’.”

11. Children’s Logic: ‘Give me a sentence about a public servant,’ said a teacher. The small boy wrote:
‘The fireman came down the ladder pregnant.’ The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. ‘Don’t you know what pregnant means?’ she asked. ‘Sure,’ said the young boy confidently. ‘It means carrying a child.

12. A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog’s duties. ‘They use him to keep crowds back,’ said one child.
‘No,’ said another. ‘He’s just for good luck.’ A third child brought the argument to a close. ‘They use the dogs,’ she said firmly, ‘to find the fire hydrants.’

13. A 6 year old was asked where his Grandma lived. “Oh,” he said, “she lives at the airport, when we want her, we just go and get her. Then when we’re done having her, we take her back to the airport.”

14. Grandpa is the smartest man on earth. He teaches me good things, but I don’t get to see him enough to get as smart as him.

15. My Grandparents are funny, when they bend over; you hear gas leaks, and they blame their dog.

[Sharon Kay]

ROTFLMTEO at Jessica! My 13yo ds and I are rolling! If that doesn't give Stacy a smile, I don't know what will!

[Amy Carey]

hey about your EHD...mine did that and when I tried it on a different computer it worked. Also try unplugging the power cord for awhile and then plugging it back in. that EHD is still kicking now and never gave me another problem.

[Lauren Reid]

that is one crappy weekend girl! hopefully you'll be able to recover some of the stuff off the ehd... maybe it just needs a nap to cool down! those dang moody beasts!!!

big {{HUGS}}

xoxo

[schock77]

Aw, that DOES stink! I've been there done that with the EHD and AC (but thankfully not at the same time)... I hope your week improves! Bad things happen in threes, right? If so, you met your quota!

HUGS!

[emilyscout]

(((hugs))) I feel you on the whole tooth situation. I had a root canal done 8 years ago and the dentist who did it failed to get all the root out. A few months ago it absessed. I had to go to a endodontist and have it repaired to the tune of 1400. And on top of it the antibiotics I took to clear it up caused a colon infection. So yeah, I am not overly fond of dental work at the moment.
Saying prayers that things start looking up for you!

[Lukasmummy]

I'm not sure whether you are using XP or Vista but my external overheated a while ago and after we left it off for a few days to cool down we were able to run something called microsoft scan disk and fix it, that was free as well might be worth a quick google search and try it does take a while to run though. Hugs Crystal xx

[pewtertm]

Thanks everyone! My mood has definitely improved from this morning.

As far as the EHD goes, thanks for the advice...I'll try unplugging it for awhile. I've tried it on both computers and got the same error message on both...but it can't hurt to try again! I do need to get on the manufacturers website and see if there's something there that will help...as soon as Miss Rachel goes to bed I'll get to work on that.