Where's My Electric Eel?

Yesterday the second graders and I learned that an electric eel can give a shock of up to 650 volts - over five times the voltage needed to light a standard household light bulb.

 

So last night at 4am when the storm came ripping through my apartment complex, taking my electricity with it, I asked myself, where is an electric eel when you need one?

 

I stayed awake for two hours patiently waiting for the electricial gods to rain their power down on me.

Nada.

 

I had to call in to work as I couldn't see to get ready this morning.

 

I ended up taking a shower with a candle lit, and bringing my make-up bag to school to try to look somewhat presentable.

 

I had to take two different detours as electricial lines are down everywhere.  My neighborhood looks like a war zone.

 

Upon seeing me the kids said "Ms. Mathis, you look different."

 

Yes. 

Yes, I do. 

This is the look of utter exhaustion.

 

Supposively the power is going to be on when I get home.

 

It's sad really how useless and how helpless one can feel without a TV, radio, phone, internet, lights, microwave...

 

I felt, and still feel, completely powerless.

I'm a Designer

I don't have any before pictures.

If you've been here then you have your own. Flip back in your mind.

Here's the after:

Nice little spot to read:

I think my future in-laws might have thought I was over-exaggerating when I said I organized ALL weekend long.

Here's my junk drawer (just go look to at your own junk drawer for a before picture):

Bathroom didn't get any redesign, but it's good:

Bedroom still the same

save for this new permanent pile in the corner.  

It's the "anything concerning the wedding pile."

There's still a lot I want to do but so far I'm happy with the change.
Especially the PC to MAC change (note the duel taking place on the coffee table)

I'm a designer.

Back In Business

Wow.

 

One week without posting anything and the complaints just come pouring in.  I didn't realize how much everyone looks forward to reading the blog everyday. 

It's like trying to go without mosquitos in summer.

 

My trouble right now is that the PC with all the good stuff on it is at school, while Maya the MAC waits patiently at home to be filled with pictures and documents.

 

Apparently I broke my external hard drive, and apparently this is bad, so apparently we'll be going photo-less for a little while.

 

This is okay though because we're all literate.

 

I can tell you this...I redecorated my apartment and have since decided that I'm a designer.

 

That's right.

 

I'm a designer, a photographer, a teacher and someday I hope to be a published author.

 

Does writing this blog get me any closer?

It's Twins!

Today Maya arrived.
Maya Alexandra Computer, or MAC for short.
She weighed in at 5.4lbs and is 14.1 inches long.


Her brother also arrived shortly after. He has yet to be named but both are healthy and doing fine!

Having MAC's is something we've been thinking about doing for years and not a decision we made lightly.

They are expensive, a lot of work and quite time consuming.

But we have had more fun in the last two hours with these babies than we have ever had in all our years with PC's.

No one should ever have to use a PC. It's just cruel.

We are officially proud Apple snobs.