December 2, 2008

We’ve been living in Texas since early last year.  But it was only in October that we got to take a closerlook at Austin’s famed body of water, Lake Travis.

Friends and relatives could very well expect to be taken here when they come visit us.

I just asked Abby if she wants to go to the mall one of these days and have her photo taken with Santa, you know, the sit on Santa’s lap thingy.  I was surprised she said yes.  The last time we were at the mall, she didn’t want to do it.  Fickleminded little girl!

I don’t recall ever sitting on Santa’s lap when I was still a little girl.  So, just a few minutes ago, I went ahead and sat on Santa’s lap, albeit virtually. It’s better late than never!  And since I was already there anyway, I went ahead and whispered what I wanted for Christmas.  It’s now been entered into his list.  Yipee!

You’re curious aren’t you!  You must want to go sit on Santa’s lap and whisper your secret Christmas wish, too!  Ok, I’ll tell you.  It was via a digital photo frame called Ceiva.  I went to this site, which is Santa’s address on the web, uploaded a pic of myself, typed my secret wish and voila!  That simple!  Ceiva is a unique digital photo frame in that you can send photos anywhere you are via phone or the computer.  People who aren’t very well versed with the way of the computer world will appreciate this very much.

Since I was there already, I also entered the Got a Wish Sweeepstakes. Everyday until December 24th, one winner will be drawn for a $500 prize.  It’ll be the coolest thing if I got my wish and won the sweepstakes, too! 

After more than a year and a half, I finally have a permanent “work station”.  I’m very pleased to introduce to you, Mikael and Moses…

Mikael is my red desk and Moses is my swivel chair.  No, I don’t name my things!  Hee hee!  These office pieces have already been baptized by Ikea.   Hubby and I got them last Saturday and assembled them before turning in for the night.

Back when my laptop was still working, I just slump down on the floor, lay the laptop on one edge of the living room coffee table and hold office there for the day.  When the laptop went kaputt, I started using a desktop and made use of  a second coffee table for a desk.  I know, it’s pathetic!  Hubby has been bugging me to buy a desk.  After what seemed like an eternity, I finally relented.  And am I glad I did!

I love my red desk.  I love my new black chair.  I’ve forgotten how it is to actually work on a real desk and sit on a real chair while working.  Hahaha!  Just a few more SPs and I’ll already break even. 

PS:  This is my first entry for Ruby Tuesday.  I have another entry HERE.

Did you get your fill of black friday and cyber monday shopping?  I won’t be surprised if you didn’t.  There’s only so much shopping one can do and with the amount of great deals that were available, both on-line and in-store, in almost all stores in the United States. I’m almost sure a lot of people felt they still missed a lot.  Are you one of them?  I am!  Hee hee.

But for Charter Communications, the great deals didn’t stop on black friday and cyber monday.  In fact, they don’t  end until the 5th of December!  And we’re talking about their best offer of the year here!

Here’s the deal, when you order Charter’s Ultimate Bundle online, or any of the Charter services for that matter, you will get a free gift card with your order as long as you do it between now and the 5th of December.  Isn’t that sweet?!

The Charter Communications Ultimate Service Bundle, which is worth $165.97, gets you the following:

High Speed:
10 Mbps High Speed

TV:
Digital Home
Charter HD
Sports View
Digital View
HBO/Cinemax
Starz/Encore
Showtime/The Movie Channel

Phone:
Unlimited Calling

With your purchase, you also get a $250 Gift card and a sweepstakes entry for a chance to win an X-Box 360 game console!

But if you don’t really need the Ultimate Bundle, you can choose the package that best suits you from among Charter’s other services and still be eligible to receive a gift card with your purchase: 1 Charter service = $25 giftcard; 2 Charter services = $75 gift card; and3 Charter Services = $150 gift card.

So be sure to check out and take advantage of  these great deals!

To sign up for any of Charter’s services, click here .

For complete X-Box Sweepstakes Rules go to https://connect.charter.com/XBox/rules.html

I took this photo more a little over a month ago.  It was my first real chance to take a photo of a gorgeous sunset and I almost blew it.

See?  Only about an eighth of the sun is visible.  I took lots of photos but out of about ten or so, this was the most decent looking one.  I didn’t realize the sun sets so fast!  If you as much as blink, you’ll end up missing it!  It was truly a learning experience.  I’ll be better prepared next time.  *sigh*