This Is Gonna Be Long

Okay, this sugar thing (or should I say no sugar thing) is not as bad as I thought. I've had a couple of near slip-ups, but I'm not off the bandwagon yet. Sunday I was given a king-size Twix bar. Figures. I gave parts of it to each of the kids and N. (I saved one stick for myself for June 1--it's in the freezer, but don't tell anyone). Then, the other night the kids and I were at my parents' house for pizza night and my dad brings out the soda. Not really such a big deal because I don't drink soda a lot anyway. BUT there was root beer. I love root beer. I'd move to Utah or Idaho simply because Barq's is caffeine free there. I made it through, though. Just opened myself up a bottle of water and I was good to go. I have had major cravings for ice cream and cookies, but since there aren't any in the house I'm okay there, too. (Poor N. He doesn't get them either!) This Sunday is Mother's Day. At church the women are getting chocolate (I know because N has been putting them together). I've already promised mine to the kids. Usually for M-day I would get a tub of Red Vines. This year...not so much. It's been hinted that I might be getting a can of peanuts. Nothin' says love like a can of peanuts. So, I'm doing good and I plan to make it to May 31st. I just wish these cravings would go away.

Speaking of Mother's Day...I have received my present already. It is a new camera. I've been wanting one for a while now, but we just never had the available funds. Well, along comes our Economic Stimulus (thank you, Congress!) and voila! I get a new camera. I had to do all the research and choose the one I wanted (N didn't want to take the fall if I didn't like it). I swear--I read so much about cameras that I would go to bed with a headache. I finally decided on a Sony. Originally, I wasn't even looking at Sonys (is plural Sonies?!) because of the whole memory stick thing. Ultimately, though, I decided that I never really shared my SD card with anyone anyway so what did it matter? So far I'm pretty pleased with it. The kids are really excited as well, because they've inherited my old camera. They take great pictures, too. K's are especially good. Well, they would be if he'd keep his finger off the lens.

N is having a proud week. At work they bought all new computers and gave all the old ones to the employees. N scored me one for my scrapbooking and has spent the last few days trying to network our two computers together. It took him a while and a few calls to his brother, but he was finally able to get it to work. Now, when I give myself time outs (or N sends me to my room for being grumpy) I have something productive to do! Speaking of N and his work...he is going to be submitting an entry for an Emmy! It is kind of exciting. He's done it once before and we got to get all dressed up to go to the local awards banquet. He didn't win that time, but it was an honor just to be nominated (or so he was told). Maybe this is his year.

I've been trying to think about what I want to do when I grow up. I really don't have a ton of schooling. I have my AA and I've taken all the classes I would need to transfer to a major U for accounting or elementary ed, but I just don't want to do those things. I worked for quite a few years as a staff accountant. I didn't mind it so much, I guess, but I don't want to do that for the rest of my life. Education was something I thought I would enjoy until I actually had kids. Maybe it is different when they are someone else's kids, but I really don't want to find out. I had thought about graphic design, but N tells me I'd actually have to be creative. On my own. Without copying someone else. He suggested web design/computer stuff (heck, since I'm on it all the time, I may as well get paid for it...or so he says). I just don't know it that interests me either. He also suggested photography. Now, that is something that interests me, but I'm not sure I have the talent for it. My pictures always seem to be...oh, I don't know...unique? And not in a "hey, that is a great photo" kind of way, if you know what I mean. And so, I continue to wonder. Maybe one day I'll figure it out.