I'm In Heaven!

We just bought a new computer! Yes! Finally! Our old one was 10 years old, and it just wasn't cutting the mustard anymore. Actually, it hasn't cut any mustard for a lonnnnnggggg time, but we've been trying to be frugal, so we just kept using the old beast. I timed myself the other day, and it took 34 minutes from the time I turned it on until I had my email up and could read it! It would take at least 10-15 minutes just to get the word processor working. Shockingly slow, I know, but we made do. Now I click the power button on and 2 minutes later I'm surfing the internet! Wow! I'm in love! It's wonderful! The Symons family has moved into the modern age!

Before, I used to HATE it when people would say, "Just get online and look it up!" Didn't they realize that I didn't have 2 hours to devote to trying to find out the current movie times or a recipe for brownies? It was frustrating to even think about getting on the computer, let alone do it, so I usually got on about once a week. Now I just keep trying to think of genuine reasons why I need to get on the computer so I'm not just playing. I'm still not very good at everything, so I'm taking lessons from Devin. He's a knowledgable but impatient teacher. I don't blame him, though. I'm sure he gets tired of me yelling, "Devin! I need your help!" every 10 minutes while I'm using the computer! He told me the other day that he doesn't know how I'll survive while he's gone on his mission!