Okay, I’m slowing coming into the many new tools and toys of today. Some transitions are just slower than others. Like me learning to retype with only one space between sentences! But times and standards are always changing, I suppose that could be said of everything. Specific to music, I got my first iPod for Mother’s Day this year. I’ve loved it. I find that I listen to my iTunes all the time when I’m at my computer, which is most of the time! *giggle* My new iPhone also has all the iPod capabilities and I haven’t even scratched the surface there yet. I’m still reveling in having access to the Internet wherever I am with it. This Halloween I even found new applications. Making a sound track for the Fear Factor room was super easy and I could just load it to my iPod! We used our iHome alarm clock, dropped in the iPod and had instant sound track, no burning CDs, etc. It was quite slick and made me one happy camper!

I got on board earlier with blogging than most of my friends and family, consequently I blog a bit different. That’s okay, this world is about differences not making everything the same. You can tell a lot about a blogger by when they started. Different fads and styles are apparent for different times and styles of bloggers. Now, I know there are a lot of fun applications with blogs, but just so I’ve said it, I really dislike the music one! Sound on websites is one of my least favorite things anyway. I usually can’t find the mute button fast enough! But when I go out to read and catch up on blogs I’m already at my computer….listening to my iTunes. So I’m already enjoying my favorites, but when I visit blogs that have that music widget all sound heck breaks loose. I’ve only visited one or two that give the visitor the option of hitting play, most are automated and instantly start playing music. This stinks! It instantly clashes with what I’m already listening to and the mute button silences everything not just the blog music I don’t want to hear. Worse, is with me always multi-tasking, I will often open several blog windows in separate tabs at one time while I’m at one menu. You can just imagine how much fun THAT is to listen to! If you think finding the mute button is hard enough to do in a hurry try scrolling down pages of blogs to find the blasted widget so you can hit pause and stop the madness! I personally want to string up the person who thought of and created the instant music blog widget. *snort*

So today I say thanks to those who at least keep that widget at the top and not the bottom of their pages. To those who let me choose to hit play I thank you even more, and to the few who don’t have it I don’t even have words to express my gratitude!

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Another Halloween has come and gone. My little Iron Man and baby triplet had a great time. Playing with friends is the highlight of their night. In fact, after the first street of trick-or-treating my son was done and ready to just play. This year we had great fun hosting chili and kid’s play area so the parents could sit and visit. We had a wonderful night and commented several times on how different this holiday is in a warm place like AZ.

Blake’s dad was in town for the weekend and it was so much fun to have him. The kids got him to play Rock Band with them and he even tried out the WiiFit game. We went to a movie, some great restaurants and enjoyed time playing and visiting during his stay.

I can’t believe it’s already November. Tomorrow is election day although Blake and I have already voted. I’ll be glad to have it over. For the first time since I could vote I feel that we have two good choices for president and I think both would do a great job. Either way history is made with regards to gender and race and either way I think we have great options. I could do without all the mudslinging of campaigns, it makes me crazy. It makes me grateful that we get a four year break before it starts again.

I’m always sad to see so much passed around. Election time is a melting pot for it. People are so quick and eager to believe whatever they hear from someone they like or trust. Few take time to find out if any of it is real or legit so it just keeps growing and circulating. It makes me sad how ready everyone is to believe whatever the media and friends will tell them. I just visualize a whole group of people sitting happily at the bottom of a mountain with their glasses ready to catch the dirty water that makes its way from the top all the way down to them. So ready and willing to drink whatever makes it to them without effort. Personally, I’d rather climb the mountain and get the water myself straight from the source. I don’t care much for mucky water. I wish more people would do the same.

I’m feeling very content and grateful at this time in my life. As I’ve reflected on years past it is amazing to see where the journey has led and how far I’ve come. I have two great kids that are completely independent now. Watching them grow and learn is truly a wonder to me. When I was married over 16 years ago I couldn’t imagine loving my husband more. Now I finally understand what it means when people say, “You’ll see.” Surviving so much together really does have a way of strengthening your love and devotion if you push it that way. I look around at my nice home, great family, spoiled luxuries and I wonder what I ever did to deserve so much.

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