I’m going to start by saying I realize I am currently typing on a computer the size of a (rather large) notebook, connected to nothing, sitting on my lap, on the couch. I’m typing to my blog, to be posted to the Internet and read by people on the other side of the world (that’s right Joyce, I’m talking to you!). I realize that the following complaint post is a first world problem, as my dear husband likes to say. First world problems, I know, but annoying nonetheless.

That said, technology in my world sucks these days! As I’ve complained about before, the dishwasher has issues. It’s currently running with the help of a paper clip in place of a fuse. Oddly enough that seems to work, but no one is quite sure what to expect the next time a fuse-popping surge occurs. The stove has never worked well in the five years we’ve owned this place, but this year we were told it’s leaking… fumes, I guess, and ought to be replaced. Several qualified people have looked at it and given us the same diagnosis. Nobody seemed super urgent though, so we’ve been delaying. But now that cold weather is here and the house is nice and tight… and we’re dishwasher shopping anyway, we figured it was time to replace the stove. And the microwave, which is also dying a slow death. I put some frozen broccoli in there to heat up and after 15 minutes it still had ice on it. And the two bowls of oatmeal that I make each morning (Lex and I are oatmeal junkies!) take longer and longer to cook each day. So add that to the list. And the bluetooth device in the car, which is less than a year old, stopped functioning altogether two weeks ago. My phone gave itself an update a few weeks ago, resulting in quirky functionality and a loss of all my contacts. Sprint says “yeah, we know.” Apparently they were waiting on LG to release an update to the update. Still waiting. Tonight the ancient MP3 player in the kids room stopped working. It lights up and does some crazy stuff. I’m hoping Alan can work some magic and get that going again. I left a very distraught Lex up there, trying to fall asleep without music. You’d think it was the end of the world. Fortunately Eve was so tired she fell asleep on Alan’s lap during story time and doesn’t even know (yet) that the music is broken. What else? Hmmmm…. I have a headache right now too, but I suspect that’s due to the mass quantities of fresh bread and butter I ate today (followed by a few oatmeal cookies), not my technology issues. If only there was an app for that!

Grumble, grumble, grumble. I asked Alan for a Kindle for my birthday and he was happily shopping, but now it looks like I’ll get a new dishwasher, oven, and microwave instead. All of which are way more useful than a Kindle, but also way less sexy. Oh well. Such is life, such is homeownership, right?

Ok, I’m done complaining now. Off to fold some laundry and try not to eat any more cookies. Tomorrow will be more :) and less :/