The Good and The Bad of Being Without a Computer for Six Days

Glad we were missed! It's amazing how clean your kitchen can get when you're without a computer, telly, etc. Or have an essay to write. :)

-- Jo in Scotland

Welcome Back! I check the group about 2-3 times a day as we leave our PC on all the time (we have cable internet). I really do suffer from withdrawals over the weekend when I don't get to the compy so often.

Sitting with fabric in hand is even better for what ails you.

Dee in LeRoy, NY

Im glad you got back quickly! Its hard to even miss one day here. Diana

I thought it was chocolate?!

Well...yeah...that works too!

Dee in LeRoy, NY (so this is why we have TWO hands)

A sign in the Corsicana Fruit Cake shop claims that "A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand." THAT is why we have two hands!

Nell in Austin

Jo --

Yes, you are were greatly missed. I did major cleaning in the main part of the house (living room, dining room, kitchen and family room), now if I could just get off the computer, away from the sewing machine or stay off the golf course, maybe I could work on the bathrooms and bedrooms. But, I know that they days are getting shorter and before I know it we will start having those bad four letter words (snow, cold, etc), so I guess the rest of the house will have to wait. I do know that DH and I will have to spend at least one day power washing the siding and doing the windows on the outside (must be sure I have a nice clean view of the bird feeders during the winter months).

Love in Stitches,

Coleen

Patti ---

LOL, I only mentioned the house cleaning first because it was the most recent thing I had done. I spent all free time on Saturday, Sunday and Monday sewing or crocheting. On Tuesday, I spent most of the day running around town and doing errands. Then since Dell was supposed to come on Wednesday, that is when I started cleaning. Then they called and said they wouldn't be here until Thursday, so I slowed down and finished cleaning on Thursday. My sewing machine is set up on the dining room table and stays there until I have to clean off the table for Sunday dinner and since the computer is also in the dining room, I thought I had better get all those threads and bits of fabric swept up before he got here, lol.

Love in Stitches,

Coleen (not about to overdo it on the cleaning bit -- never!!!!)

Careful, Dee, I would hate for anyone to start wishing for illness, lol.

Love in Stitches,

Coleen

LN --

Well chocolate does help, but I am mostly trying to avoid chocolate and with a known chocoholic (DH) in the house, he has been suffering greatly -- I have done the grocery shopping by myself for the past two weeks (we usually go together), I haven't bought any chocolate. But, bless his heart, I think I might make him a big batch of brownies when we get back from the golf course today.

Love in Stitches,

Coleen (should I make a double batch and share here???)

Sharon --

Thanks. Yes, mine is on all the time also, and I usually sit down several times a day to check how everyone is doing. I'm not going to tell anyone who many times I sat down at the computer desk to check mail/groups during those six days that the computer was down.

Love in Stitches,

Coleen

withdrawals

Diana --

Thanks. Yes, there were so many messages on the newsgroups that I check on that I just had to mark most of them read -- there was no way to catch up. And I also had almost 600 e-mails to catch up on also. Still have a few of those to answer, but it will have to wait until later tonight or tomorrow. Ooops, just remember -- the NASCAR race is on tonight, so they will probably have to wait until tomorrow.

Love in Stitches,

Coleen (go Ricky)

I like the 'batter' better than the brownies!

Evidently he does too. The brownies just wouldn't get done, but he and DS said they wanted to eat them in the partially-baked-gooey state - so they did. :-)

Love in Stitches,

Coleen (and DH beat DS to the bowl)