I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!

I *FINALLY* got my computer back! It is up and running and with all the parts that had to be replaced on it, it is now practically brand new, so I'm not anticipating any new problems in the future! I didn't realize how much I relied on my computer until I found myself suddenly without one. What an enormous inconvenience that was!

Anyway, I'm finally back! YEAH! And my first entry will be about Annabelle's first Christmas.



Christmas was so much fun this year! Annabelle made out like a bandit and got all kinds of toys and clothes. We spent Christmas morning here at our house, then went to my parents' house in the afternoon, where we had a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings. It's so great having my parents nearby again. I've missed them these past few years.

Some of Annabelle's toys this year included "Dragonstone Castle", "Bon Voyage", "GeoMag" magnetic blocks, several gift cards and lots of clothes and books. She also got several stuffed animals, including an alphabet caterpillar that Annabelle absolutely loves!

My baby girl is now on solid food as well, with squash and carrots being on the current menu. The carrots were a big hit, but the squash took some getting used to. Rice cereal is also eaten from time to time. Sweet potatoes will be the next addition to the menu. I love the following picture...Annabelle eating squash for the first time. It obviously wasn't the best tasting thing my little girl could have eaten but then again, who voluntarily eats squash anyway? :-)

My Apologies

I am so sorry for my sudden disappearance from Blogspot. Unfortunately, my computer is not functioning at the moment and the day after my computer broke down, my husband's computer also broke down. So now I am left with no working computer, unable to check my email and unable to blog. My computer is *supposed* to be back in a few weeks, so I should be able to get back into my normal routine soon (hopefully). I am borrowing a computer for the time being and, unfortunately, only have a few minutes every couple of days to do what normally takes me hours every day to do. Obviously I am VERY far behind on my blogging and my emails, not to mention I am having to turn down translation jobs because of this. It is extremely inconvienent, but hopefully it will work itself out very shortly.

I have over 400 new emails in my inbox that I need to go through, so if anybody has written to me, please give me a little more time to respond. I am desperately trying to get caught up with everything and once I do, I'll be able to keep on top of things like I used to.

I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas. I can't wait to blog all about Annabelle's first Christmas, it was so great! Unfortunately I dont have enough time on this computer to do that, so I will have to wait. I am also unable to download any pictures on this computer, so I can't even post a picture of my little angel on her first Christmas. But I will do that soon as well.

I wish everybody a happy and healthy 2008.