Bringing my blog into the 21st century

So I keep getting feedback that I have the most low-tech, underutilized blog ever, and I apologize for how clueless I am.  If it helps to give a context, I have sent only ONE text message in my life.  It was to my friend Lauren about where to find my car in the parking garage...it took me 15 minutes to type it using my old-fashioned flip-phone...only to realize that I have no text-message service and I just had to call him.

So there you go.

Yes, I teach online classes...but that just requires email, newsgroups, and internet access.  I can do Track Changes in Word and send attachments...doesn't that count for something?  I just started bloggy-blogging to document stories for my kiddos...but I'm delighted to share our life happenings with anyone interested in following along with our chaos.  Didn't mean to run you through the gauntlet to read it. :)

The most common complaints are that you can't comment to my posts (huh...I thought you could?) and that there's no email subscription thingy.

I *think* I have remedied these things, but I have no clue.  If you try them and it doesn't work, holler. I'll see what I can do.  I don't want to aggravate anyone trying to read my blog.  All 4 of you.  Dad, now you can get them through email...I think.

I'm happy you're all here, and I want to make you joyful from the experience. :)  Even if that joy is just from laughing at my terrible, no good, very bad days...and being glad it's not your day.

But, occasionally I throw in a cute kid picture for your troubles.    Or this one.  How could you *not* want to follow the life of a family that dresses up in Spiderman suits for a 3-year-old son's birthday?  I mean, seriously!  Ridiculous.

Munchkins Gone Wild: Philadelphia

So we're leaving to Philadelphia on Sunday.  Spring Break 2010!

I'm not sure if seeing the Liberty Bell would have counted as a dream Spring Break back in college...but it does now.  I haven't been to Philly since I was a kid.  We're also doing a family visit to the awesome dentist up there, too...and what better way to kick off a Spring Break vacation than a root canal?  Just kidding...no root canals.  We hope.  Steve hasn't been to the dentist in waaaay too long, so we shall see.

It will be nice to have a week with Steve off work.  No regular ol' math teaching...no private tutoring 4 days a week...no graduate Calculus class on Tues and Thurs. He's been a busy dude and we miss him.  I'm re-scheduling my own teaching nights, too.  And being gone for 5 days means no house-showing preparations too. ;) Now THAT feels like Spring Break.

Operation Relaxation commences now.  As relaxing as it can be with the Littles...but they're a good frenetic.  Usually.  And we can channel that energy by bringing them to the Please Touch Museum and letting them run themselves ragged.

Here's a toast to my crazy little munchkins, and to going out and exploring the world with them.  Hopefully, we all come back in one piece.