Crappy Memories

I spent a couple of days reading all of crappypictures.com. It made me laugh really hard, and I'm not even a mom yet. If you need a laugh, check it out!

Tasha was inspired by her, and I've been inspired by Tasha. So with no further ado, here are some crappy memories:


Mom and Dad gave me a Nintendo64 for my birthday when I was 11 or 12. Best present ever? Yes. However, Dad didn't really like us spending money on games. But when Nadine told us we had to try out this game called Zelda and we saw it at the pawn shop, Mom couldn't say no. We kept it a secret from Dad though since we weren't supposed to be getting any new games. Mom and I were sneaking in some Zelda time when Dad was home once. We were fighting Bongo Bongo (the boss in the Shadow Temple--very intense) when he surprised us and walked downstairs. Like lightning, Mom shut off the TV...but we couldn't shut the game off because we were in the middle of a boss and hadn't saved it. He wanted some help shucking corn for dinner. Mom volunteered while I freaked out, hoping he wasn't going to notice that the 64 was on.

Disneyland is probably one of my favoritest places ever. I just get warm fuzzies thinking about it! One of our favorite rides to go on was the Tower of Terror. We went on it over and over and over again (but remember, Sheena's not big on hights). I'm not sure how it came up (thought I'm sure it was one of Tasha's brilliant ideas), but somehow we decided it would be so much fun to hold hands. As far as I remember, there are handles or anything to hold on to, just seat belts. Sheena was sitting in the middle and wanted no part of this hand holding business, but Tee and I were all gung-ho about it. We didn't think it through all the way...so when the ride dropped us and our hands flew up, well...Sheena decided she'd hold our hands after that. :)

This is a more recent memory. So you know how my lappy just died? Well when Scott and I were discussing how these things happen to old lappies, I wondered aloud why his was still working. I mean, his was older than mine! Turns out, I spoke too soon.

Today: His cord quit working (just like mine did). The lappy wasn't registering when it was plugged in. Scott grabbed his external hard drive and transferred all of his files over, and then it died. Because he needs a lappy for work, we went to Best Buy to get him a new cord. When we got home I plugged it in, but I heard this weird clicking noise. I unplugged it, and the clicking noise went away. I tried plugging it in again to see if we could turn it on, but it just started clicking again. That's when I noticed the smoke.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Smoke. Coming out of the USB ports and cd drive. And I could smell it, too. So I unplugged it again, but the smoking didn't stop.

...it was fried.

Considering all this had just happened to me, I just laughed and laughed and laughed. I mean, does the smoking thing even ever really happen?? Apparently it does. Scott was not as entertained as I was, unfortunately.

So I'm typing this up on Scottie's new lappy. Apparently, Scott and I are still learning to have faith and be optimistic, because things have been pretty crappy for us the past year.

These sorts of things make for great stories though, right?

Ode to Lappy

Oh Lappy, how I miss you!

Ours was one of the longest lasting relationships I developed in school.

You were always so good to me! 

We've spent hours together, and I never got tired of you.

I must have loved you too well, for over the last few months you have totally crapped out on me.

First, it was the battery. As soon as you came unplugged, you died.

...But I decided I could live with that. I was getting older, you were getting older. I could deal with you having to be plugged in all of the time.

But then the cord started to unravel, and even when you were plugged in, you weren't plugged in. 

So Mom bought you a new cord! And then it failed. D:  So I bought you a new cord! 

Eureka!!

 It worked!

We had a happy month together after that. I saved lots of very important files pertaining to my new classroom. You were my partner in crime developing my curriculum and classroom decorations. You had all my pictures and music! You were one of my most important assets.

And then...

 One day, it took you a little longer to start up.

 The screen flashed black a few times after finally starting up.

Again I thought, "We're just growing old together. All is well!"

Not so, you decided. A few days after the black flashes you wouldn't even start up. You'd only let me get as far as logging in, and then you'd freeze up. 

It's been a few weeks now since you've given up on me. It's been so hard living without you!

My father-in-law was kind enough to take it to the BYU-I computer help desk. They determined that the internal hard drive is almost kaput. They said it probably had enough life left to try to save some of my stuff...so I told them to get the documents, pictures, and music. Fortunately I backed up everything on Scott's external hard drive a couple of months ago so my life isn't totally ruined if it can't be saved, but I'd be sad if all of my pictures from the last couple of months were gone. That's what I get for not posting them. :(

So now we're looking into getting me a new internal hard drive. Here we come, Best Buy! 

I Went on a Walk Today

Despite getting our wheel stolen, we really like this neighborhood. It really is quite unique.

How cool is that?? It's not exactly in my neighborhood...but it's by the Walmart I go to. :D

p.s. When Mom and Dad came to stay, nothing happened to their car. :)

Also for you to think about--I will be posting about my classroom very soon (I hope). If you get any great ideas about a superhero themed classroom, I'd love to hear them!