On learning and working.

This blog is annoying to write today since my laptop was covered with a blanket by my cleaning ladies and now it's making this loud WHIIIIIIIR noise and lagging like mad.  Something in it overheated.  Sending it in to get repaired tonight but in the meantime, I'll write this dealing with the lag.  (I'm desperate to be connected!)

So I was just sitting here watching Lily become fascinated with this little leapster learn and grow table that we bought Madison for Christmas a few years ago.  Madison back then didn't see any use for the table other than climbing and standing on it to further injure her already delayed brainmeats as she tumbled down.  Lily on the other hand carefully looks at each component of the table and plays with it, getting very excited when she discovers something new that it can do.  Lily has already passed many of Madison's 'baby milestones' and it's just really interesting to see how she differs.  Madison was more... movement oriented.  Walked early, was able to climb and jump and do all sorts of crazy physical things at a very young age.  While Lily still refuses to walk, her vocabulary (while still limited) is much further than Madison's was at this point.  And the fact that she's actually interested in the table for its purpose is awesome to me.  Who know that kids actually used these educational toys in the purpose that they were meant to be used?

I on the other hand have been making NO progress with anything that I'm supposed to be doing.  My laptop has been out of commission for about a week now other than logging on to blog when I get desperate, but anything else I attempt to do on it just makes me mad and I give up.  I'm supposed to be writing a blog article for Quirk Books, but I haven't even started any serious work on it other than my notes.  It's hard with no computer.  I could use Mike's but that requires leaving my children alone and I don't like to do that in favor of using the computer.  Not sure if I'm being weird about that.

Anyway- in hindsight my time while Madison was at school probably would have been better spent with my eyes closed taking a nap, but Lily didn't nap so I'm sure maybe I can get away with taking one when we get home.  I love falling asleep to the sweet sound of people doing our lawn for us because we aren't THAT domestic and fail at doing it ourselves.  Today is a cold day, but a good day.  Yes, yes a good day.