Sniffles

Sniffle dee dee, sniffle dee doo,

I've got a cold and so do you,

we sit and we sniff but to no avail,

relentless waiting for a chance to inhale,

but alas its no use,

we may as well call truce,

to this cold we leave the choice,

will I soon have a voice?

- Dedicated to my dear friends Laura-Michal and Candice who are dealing with a lot of crud in their lives right now. Here's hoping they have a full recovery and that everything blows over soon.

Love,

Hallie

Candice

Whew! I've sure been busy recently. Between sewing my dress for the colonial ball, playing the viola for UMW graduation, riding a bear around Crozet and of course listening to I don't feel like dancing, Something in Water and Avett Brothers, among others, I have had quite a buy schedule these past two weeks. Oh, I also forgot that several sharp things have been chewed on as well. Don't worry though, my teeth are still in their right place and feeling perfectly fine.

Other than all that I've been behaving myself and not doing any unnecessary things (that would be unthinkable!). I've been reading a lot of excellent books and of course taking pictures. My most recent adventure has been documenting Charlotte study for her AP exams. It's been quite an enterprise seeing her try to find a quiet spot to study (the bathroom has most recently become her favorite). I'm so thankful that UMW has never driven me to do that. You would never find me sitting in the hall shower studying (*shudder*). 
Well, I think that's it for me. I think I'm going to get my camera and take some pictures of feet, maybe Charlotte's.

~Steph (written while listening to songs listed above)

Nana vs. the Internet (/phone)

"Help!!!" the title of the email read.

Nana could not find her online banking under her favorites. "Oh, just google it," I said. How naive. Nana's internet struggles go far beyond my assumptions. "She doesn't know that you can type in the address bar!"Hallie exclaimed.

So over the phone, the valiant Hallie attempted to introduce beloved Nana to the online world we all know and love. Using Willard's internet. So in other words, she attempted to do the impossible.

"Okay, so go to the internet," Hallie coached through the phone.
"Nana? Nana?" Nana had hung up the phone. Operating two pieces of technology at once was clearly too ambitious.

"It's just the technology that's stupid, Nana; don't worry about it," Hallie encouraged Nana once she had reestablished connection.

"So go to the internet..."

"I'm gonna email you something; it's called a link, and it will take you to the page I'm looking at..."
*mumbling on the other side*
"No, you have to click on it."

"Yes you need the internet to get email.
No, no, don't worry, email is pretty fast."

I'm on the edge of my seat here.

Now she's attempting to add favorites! The ambition! The dedication!
"No, when you make a favorite page you don't need a password. You can do it."

Success!

"I'm not smart, Nana, I just grew up with internet." Oh Hallie. Our hero is so modest.

The adventure continues...

(Another gem from this conversation: "Ohhh, those are really old pudding cups, you know...")

Candice