Spring in Oswego County - FOR REAL!!

Back on the first day of spring, I posted this. It seemed more like January then March. Well, finally spring is here according to my beautiful cherry tree in the back yard.

Sisters' Week Coming Up

Our annual Sisters' Week is coming up fast. Sue and I will leave very early Saturday morning and we will meet up with Dianne at Uncle George and Aunt Elizabeth's in Fayetteville, NC to spend the night. We will then continue on to South Myrtle Beach on Sunday for a week of fun, sun, beach, reading, relaxing and just plain silliness. This is such a wonderful time for the the three of us and we really looking forward to it.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Our son, Eric has been interested in racing cars since he had a go-cart when he was much younger. He also spent lots of time at the Brewerton Speedway. In high school, he attended the Oswego County BOCES automotive program. He then graduated from the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC. He now works at Reymore Chevrolet in Central Square and will be racing a mini-sprint race car on weekends at the Paradise Speedway in Geneva. His first race is this Saturday. GOOD LUCK, ERIC!!!!

Twitter

I was introduced to Twitter last fall by some friends at work. At first, like many newbies, I really wasn't getting it. But that didn't last long. It's a fun way to keep in touch, a great way to meet people online that have the same interests, a wonderful networking tool and you can get up to the minute news updates. It's a fast way to keep people updated.

Here are a few highlights...

Steven was at the Las Vegas marathon last winter tweeting updates and uploading pics from his Blackberry while Kevin and I were watching the live feed in our respective homes. We would tell him what we were seeing and then he would upload pics. It was a pretty cool experience!

I have met many people, mostly in technology and education fields. They are a tremendous resource for interesting concepts.

I re-connected with Laura, a co-worker who now works in another dept. While that may seem a bit silly since we work in the same place, we made a connection that we probably wouldn't have by just seeing each other in the hall once in awhile. We try to take the time to have lunch every so often. And when we can't, we keep in touch and support each other. Right now she is in Florida but keeping us updated.

I met a Twit from Skaneateles that I probably would never have. Her sense of humor is welcome especially when I'm having a stressful day.

I met an assistant editor from the Post Standard and now I get news updates throughout the day through Twitter.

My sisters, Dianne and Sue, and my brother, Bob have signed up. Looking forward to more friends and family to join.

It is hard to explain Twitter but a website Oh Twitter seems to explain it best. Also, it works best if you use a Twitter client like Twhirl or Snitter that way your updates with pop up in the corner of your screen and you won't have to keep refreshing the Twitter site. I can also update and receive updates via my phone since I have unlimited texting. This is how I will keep friends and family updated while my sisters and I are on vacation in two weeks since Internet connection will be pretty scarce.

I'm sure that I didn't explain this as well as my more technology-oriented friends but just consider this Twitter in laymen's terms.

Happy Tweeting, Twits!!

Linda's Lessons

Linda was a very special person in my life. Her life was tragically cut short when her estranged husband killed her in October of 2006. Her family is doing what they can so that another family will never have to go through what they did. They have developed a website, Linda's Lessons to help teachers educate students about domestic violence in hopes that they don't become a victim. Please take a moment to visit the site and see how you can help.

Floors - Part Deux

So the past week most of our energy has gone to tiling our floors. Again, we had lots of help. Friends Bill, Holly, Gavin, Jack, my brother Bill, my son Aaron and his girlfriend, Jen helped Jeff and I. Without them we could not have done it. It was alot of work but I think it came out well. Now if I could just get everything back in order and get rid of all the dust! Stay tuned for the next project....replacing the carpet for the dining room!