A Work at Home Mom’s Blog

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a killer deal on a netbook on eBay. I’ve been in the market for a laptop for some time, and I thought this might be a good starter. I planned to use it for a while, then pass it on to Pumpkin when I was able to afford something more powerful. So I applied for Bill Me Later, was accepted, and placed my order.

The netbook came a few days later, but it turned out to be a lemon. It had the wrong operating system, and the sound and internet didn’t work. So it’s going back for a refund. Meanwhile, I started looking for other laptop deals. I found one I liked and tried to order it, but I couldn’t because it would have put me a few dollars over my BML credit limit.

I was beginning to think I would have to either wait for my refund or try selling gold jewelry at goldfellow.com to raise the money to buy another one. But then I finally found a deal that looked like a winner. It was an older Dell laptop, but it was refurbished and had everything I would need in a laptop. So I decided to order it. It comes with a 90-day warranty, and I also purchased a separate extended warranty, so maybe there won’t be any buyer’s remorse this time.

It should be here next week. I’ll let you know things go with it!

I took Pumpkin up to spend some time with my mom a couple of days ago. We’ll be going back to get her this weekend. It’s so quiet around here without her, and rather boring. I miss her like crazy, but she’s having fun and I wouldn’t dream of cutting her time up there short. Hubby, on the other hand, has been all to pieces. He can’t stand to be away from her for very long, and every time he talks to her on the phone, he asks if she’s ready to come home.

I’m hoping to use this time to get lots of work done. So far I have gotten a decent amount done, but haven’t made any great strides. I’ve still got a few days left, though.

In other news, I did something really, really stupid last week. Hubby, Pumpkin and I went camping, and I put my phone in the tent when the battery went dead. I brought it home and charged up the battery, then tried to turn it on. Nothing happened. I started freaking out. It’s not that I wouldn’t love to have an excuse to get a new Blackberry Curve, it’s that I’m still very much under contract and couldn’t afford to pay full price for one.

I kept trying to turn it on all day, to no avail. I pored through the manual looking for possible solutions, and looked online, to no avail. When Hubby came in, I broke the news to him. He picked up my phone, and it turned on for him with no problem.

I’m not 100% positive, but I think I must have been pushing the wrong button. The End key is the one you use to turn it on, but to unlock the keypad, you push the button directly above it. I think I was pushing that button instead. Doh!

That made me feel pretty dumb. But I’m glad to know it’s working now, because I have to use it to call and check up on Pumpkin. Speaking of which, I haven’t talked to her today… Gotta go!