Finally – we has the internets again!  Yipee!  Modem apparently arrived Friday.  We got notice of the package at the post office yesterday.  Yeah, our mail is really reliable around here.  Picked it up from the corner post office yesterday evening on the way to a dinner party with the hubby’s hoity toity friends (as opposed to the usual neighbourhood shindig), and put it aside to install today.  Plugged it in.  Watched the pretty lights flash.  Changed a few settings.  Set my WEP key. Et voila!  All laptops in the house are now back up and surfing away.

Life is good again.  With the exception of when I’ve been traveling I’ve never been without an available internet connection since 1993.  Sure, things have changed a lot since I used to dial into the university servers or BBS’ but having had a high speed (or what they like to call high speed) connection in the home since 1997, these four days have seemed like a throwback to the dark ages.

And mcpypr (you and I both know who you are) – thanks for the offer to piggy back off your connection this weekend.  Of course, since you sent the offer via my blog on a Friday evening and we didn’t get our connection back online until now, I didn’t see it until I downloaded my email this afternoon.  Best laid plans of mice and men.  If all goes well, I’ll actually see you at dinner tonight before you read this on my blog.

Perhaps next time *oh gawds, please don’t let there be a next time* you’ll remember to make your offer via the low tech tele-phoney thingy…

I know y’all are desperate to learn what I was doing while we were offline.  Sit down.  This is a bit of a shocker. I started reading some of my textbooks.  Now usually I put my pretty expensive textbooks paperweights on a shelf in my office in the basement and skim read them as I move through each chapter. I’d rather gather up the names of topics or authors and dig through journals to read a variety of articles on a topic than read a one size fits no one textbook. Granted, there have been a few classes where I’ve read the listed books cover to cover – if the topic or writing style really interests me.  However, most of my texts are pretty pristine.  I love to read.  I just don’t love to read the books I’m being assigned in my classes.  So, these past few days I’ve been hiding out in my basement reading my textbooks for the current semester.  Ooh, and I’m 1/2 way through writing the paper I have due on Friday.

The hubby, in his time of disconnection, started in on his honey-do list.  The lawns have been mowed.  The dog licenses have been renewed.  The permit to replace the ugliest garage in Edmonton has been obtained.  Plans are being drawn.  Our contractor is off getting quotes on the materials and the garage is being emptied of all the bits and pieces it’s accumulated over the years. Most importantly, for the first time in a year the third door in my pickup truck opens.  The plastic froze and the door handle snapped in winter 2007.  Yes, you read that right.  Nearly 18 months ago.  Hubby complained a 60$ part was too expensive and never had time to fix it.  Since he has an imminent departure to the sandbox in his future, I’ve been campaigning heavily that it be fixed before he leaves.  How else would I manage to get groceries home or his dogs to the vet if I can’t open the door? He fixed it on Thursday.  I’ve been all smiles since.  Ok, so I’m silly to keep opening the third door for no reason.  I missed it.  We need time to bond.  Move along. Nothing to see here.

Either way the hubby seems to be on a roll this week.  Perhaps next week all the weather stripping on my doors will be replaced while I finish my paper.  A girl can dream…

For now, I have a bazillion blogs to catch up on.  Excuse me while I do some drive-by blog reading.

It’s nice to be back.

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