Did all hell break lose yesterday?

Is there a full moon right now? What is it that is causing my kids to all of a sudden be completely bouncing of the walls? Alyssa has come home both days this week now with notes of getting into trouble, after we've had like 6 good weeks! And OMG Kyleigh is completely going mad! She threw the biggggggest tantrums yesterday from the time she got up from nap till she went to bed about EVERYTHING. One tantrum was because she wanted me to sit on the potty and I didn't! I had no idea that would cause such an emotional breakdown! I had to go sit on the potty to make the kid happy again! What the heck? LOL Then, while Alyssa and I were making dinner and unloading the dishwasher, she was just getting into every thing possible, and at one point as I put something in the cabinet, I heard a loud crash behind me on the floor. I turned around to find my LAPTOP! Ky had actually carried (I can't believe she's even strong enough) my laptop from the living room into the kitchen and threw it on the tile floor! ugggh Thank goodness it still works since it's my ONLY consistently working computer right now.

Speaking of computers..my desktop is going bonkers too again. It's been fine for a couple of weeks now and then all of a sudden the last several days it started freezing up on me again. I had to restart it 5 x on Monday, and yesterday I just didn't bother even turning it on till about 1 AM when I worked on it for like 1 1/2 hrs and then just went to bed. Eric has been looking for a new motherboard for it, and hopefully will put the order in any time now! He has to order one for his computer too, because he'll get up and then come back to it, and as soon as he pulls out his keyboard the computer SHUTS OFF! LOL What is the deal? Are our computers just on strike up here? Maybe they don't like the cold basement! LOL

Well..let's try to focus on today's activities and to-do list, and hope that things are more calm today (though it isn't even noon yet and Ky is already bouncing off the walls- man I can't wait for nap time LOL).

So tonight Alyssa's Girl Scout troop is going to pottery place to paint ornaments. The troop did so well with their Fall product sales, we are rewarding them and taking them to the pottery place, all fees paid from the troop funds. Alyssa is really excited - it should be fun. Ky will be staying home with the babysitter of course - I'm not EVEN trying to control that little busybod in a pottery store tonight! LOL

I need to make a couple calls today and finish a kit for the February SBB Ezine. It was due yesterday, but with my computer issues the last couple of days I haven't been able to work on it to finish it up. I also need to make my freebie for my chat this week and if time permits for the next several chats. Once I leave to go home for Christmas I won't have any way to make anything. I have got to get our Christmas cards made so I can order those. I also need to get a few new things done for my DSS store. I have a 50% off sale this Saturday from 7-11 PM (eastern time), but that does NOT include Winter Dreams Collection or kits, so be sure if you're planning to get that to pick it up by Friday - the whole collection is only $15 through Friday, after that it goes up to $18. AND if you pick up the collection or a kit this week, create a layout and post it in the Winter Dreams gallery at DSS for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate good in my or Amy's store! Details down below in the previous post.

(OMG, Ky is having a fit right now because she is trying to get IN a Magazine holder and OF COURSE it's too small! It's only 2 inches wide! Come on)

OK..back to the to-do list (actually I'd say it's this week's list, as I won't be able to do all this today, LOL). It's laundry time again too - though does that ever end? It sure doesn't seem to. I need to somehow run to the grocery store today to..hmm Gotta figure out when we can do that. Oh and I need to finish up a little something I've got planned for my blog readers starting next week :)

OH before I go, I have to rant about AT&T! If you happen to need to set up new phone service, DO NOT GET AT&T, or if you've got no other choice, beware when you set it up, esp if it's a new house. We've had the absolutely worst time getting our phone set up and then now getting charges and billing correct. I won't carry on about all the set up problems, but I will warn you about their lovely little $90 fee and the difficulty in disputing charges with them. We signed up online so we could get the free installation, after much trouble and several calls and a couple weeks, they finally came to hook up our phone. Because it was a new house, they connected the phone cable to our box while setting up. They never told us there was an extra charge for something like this (and they did know full well it was a new house). When we got our first bill it had a $90 installation fee! We called to dispute this as we had "free installation." The girl informed us we did get free installation (normally $40) but the $90 was for hooking the cable to our box! Eric was PISSED and argued with them forever, and finally told them, he was paying all of the bill excep tthe $90. The girl said "no problem, I'll mark it as in dispute and someone will get back to you within the next 2 days." We never heard another thing for about a week until we got a call telling us our bill was past due by $90. Eric explained the situation again, and of course there was no record of our previous call and complaint, but they said they'd mark it down this time. Later that afternoon, ANOTHER call about our bill being late, same thing..no mention in the record. Eric talked to at least 5 people over several days all assuring him they marked it as in dispute and the next never seeing anything. Then we got a call telling us if we didn't pay our remaining past due amount they were cutting off all the extra plan services (call waiting, caller ID, etc..) Eric again explained the situation. Last night I noticed the caller ID had been shut off and I got the new bill in the mail yesterday. The new bill had $90 past due added to it plus a late fee now, and our regular plan was now 2x the amount of what we signed up for! Good grief! There is no way to dispute charges with this company as they all just keep not recording it, and instead just keep haselling us. UGH... Well, this morning I told Eric to call them and tell them if they didn't let us speak with someone that could fix this problem, we'd call better business bureau and possibly the news channel too to warn others of this $90 fee. They finally let him speak with a manager today and credited our account for the charge, and our caller ID is back. Now we have to figure out why our billing is 2x what it should be. So, my recommendation...if you don't have to use AT&T DON'T! The company is a crook and a major pain in the butt to dispute when they mischarge you. If you do have to use AT&T, and you set up new service, BEWARE of the $90 fee! Go connect the damn cable to your own box! LOL If you do have an unfair charge on your account, don't give up! Keep on them and make a complaint with BBB if need be. Don't let this company push you around!

Man..can you tell I'm all hormonal lately? LOL Maybe whatever is affecting my kids is affecting me too! LOL No it's not that time of the month..remember I don't have those any more since Sept...my hormones are just going bonkers! LOL Yes, I know Lisa..I need to go to the doctor. I just need time! sighhh.

Well with that..I'm going to eat lunch and put Ky down for nap soon (whoohooo). Better get some hugs and kisses and make that baby giggle too before hand so I can remind myself what a sweetie she really is and how much I like her. hehe

Happy Hump day everyone.