One of those days...

Today was one of those days. Do you want the good news or the bad news first?

I'll give you the bad...

I'm sick. Yesterday I would've let them admit me to the hospital and stick needles in my eyes if it came with the promise of feeling better. I tested positive for the flu. Now before you start with the "well, did you get a flu shot" comments let me tell you that no, I didn't get one and not because I didn't want one or I forgot (remember, I have a new baby so it really was a necessity). I was on steroids for a respiratory issue and couldn't get one. So anyway, the flu it is. For that I have a new friend by the name if Tami(flu) and she's making me feel a little more human now.

The good...

Today marks the beginning of teen hood here in our house. Yep, it was 13 years ago today that I gave birth to my first. I'll never forget that day and how scared I was of it or how much it has changed my life. I am forever grateful for the precious baby the Lord gave me who is turning into an amazing young man.

Hubs and I swore we'd never get our kids a cell phone but honestly, it's becoming a necessity. Yes, we all grew up without them and somehow we managed to get by but I don't recall being involved in so many different things at overlapping times in the next town over with my mother having to dart from one to the next hoping that she didn't get stuck in traffic either. Yes, we are "giving in" to modern day conveniences and our son will be "keeping up with the Jonses'" but I think we are covering ourselves by implementing a contract he must sign before he activates the phone. It is our hope that while it will most definitely be easier to keep in touch with him, he can also learn more responsibility while also having something he NEVER thought he'd have until he was 30. I just hope we aren't hating ourselves 6 months from now. But hey, we've reared him well so we've got nothing to worry about, right? I guess time will tell.

Tomorrow is our anniversary. My most wonderful hubby surprised ME with a sleek new iPad. I'm in love with this thing. I mean I'm still I. Love with my iPhone (and hubs of course) but this is just well, some yummy tech candy! My only complaint so far is the printing issue but that's the beef I have with the phone and I'm still working out a fix for that so maybe it'll work for the pad too. Who knows? Either way, it's just nice to have something I can surf (blog) with that's a little bigger (fat finger friendly) than the phone. I mean since my laptop went on the fritz the phone was my only option until now. And let me tell you, this thing is cool...literally. I've been plugging away on it for over 2 hours now and it's not hot. At all.

The best thing is...

It's yet another way to print coupons (well, once I figure out the printing issue). And that my friends is just wonderful news!