Just My Rambling

My little one is turning out to be a little collector. A couple of years ago, it was the McDonalds toys. No, I don’t bring her to McDs often except when they have really cool toys. Then she moved on to stickers and stamps. Unfortunately the stamp collection fad did not last long because it was hard to get stamps since hardly anyone ever writes snail mail anymore. Her latest obsession is trophies. Ever since she got her first piano trophy and her spelling bee trophy this year, she has been looking for opportunities to get more. I guess this latest fad is not a bad thing since it keeps her motivated. She is already looking forward to a couple more trophies next year. I just wonder what her next collection fad will be.

Can you believe that it’s only 2 more months till Christmas vacations? It is always amazing how fast time flies especially after school starts. Right now I am in a slight panic mode because I have not plan our annual year end vacation yet. This year we will be going on vacation with family, so I am thinking that we should check out vacation rental homes instead of hotels. That will save us some money since we have a pretty big group of people. I guess I better buck up and start researching. Hopefully I will be able to find some great deals.

My laptop is out of commission. Apparently the hard disk is fried. Sigh…. At least I did back up most of the data before it was all gone in a flash. So now I have to decide whether to get a new laptop or just get one of the tablets instead. I am currently blogging from the iPad2 just to test the ease of blogging from it. Next week I am going to test out my friend’s new black berry tablet just for fun. After testing all the different gadgets, hopefully I will be able to decide which gadget works well for me and get it on my Christmas list.

Finances have been pretty tight lately because we are planning to replace our really old car soon. So I have been thinking more about getting a job just to help out. Frankly I am not too sure what kind of job I am qualified anymore. Being out of the computer technical field for more than 10 years definitely takes me out of the loop for Technical Trainer Jobs. Maybe I should start out looking for an administrative job first, then slowly work my way back into the technical field.

Is it just me or does anyone else feels that the older you get, the faster the days seem to zoom by. Maybe it is because when we get older, we have so many things on our plate that we are running from one activity to the next while time just passes by. It seems like 2011 just started but we are actually heading into the home stretch now. Only 2 1/2 months before the end of the year and I know that the following months will be a total whirlwind with all the holidays and birthdays. Speaking of the holidays, the weather channel is predicting a very chilly winter for us. Maybe it is time to add the CozyWinters.com heated vest to my Christmas wishlist. If the winter this year is anything like last year, it will be a very long winter.