Went to bed around 1:00AM and fell immediately asleep. Ignored the screeching alarm clock this morning so Mom called me at 7:10AM. I think I need a new more aggravating alarm clock. Once upon a time I owned one that sounded like a foghorn and it worked really well when set to the highest volume. Of course, it woke everyone else in the house too. If anyone knows an alarm clock model that is particularly annoying please let me know. I just incorporate the one I have into my dreams.
Took Alex to meet the bus without incident. Picked up the mail from Saturday while I waited.
Mom wanted to go to a friend’s house around 9:30AM so I transported her there. She tried on a new outfit that did not fit her friend properly and purchased it. I sat with the husband and talked about their two dogs. I love dogs and these two are really cute.
We stopped at Dollar General on the way home and picked up a few things. There were some cute Valentine’s items… I do not have a sweetheart, but picked up a few things anyway. Maybe someday there will be someone. I think I am mostly content to just wait for something to happen.
When we returned home I called a good friend of mine and left a message for her to call me back. I hoped she would, but was not sure.
I worked with the computer a while. I think I have become obsessed with protecting this machine from threats. I downloaded another application to keep it safe. I have found that each spyware program targets different threats… seems like they would create one blanket application. It would make more sense.
Tomorrow major security patches for Windows XP and Microsoft Office are being released. These updates are graded critical, so if you don’t have Automatic Update turned on you should visit Windows Update and Office Update if you have these applications installed. I wish they would patch the hole in IE 6. See I said I was getting obsessive… at least this is not a dangerous obsession.
I am becoming aggressive about SPAM. I keep adding email to my blocked senders list. I hope this will ease the influx.
I cooked tonight. Pork chops and chicken and rice. Alex will hardly eat vegetables so I kinda cheat on that.
Washed a load of white clothes today. I like to wash all whites in hot water, but Mom told me the other day that they had developed a detergent that did whites just as well in cold water. The implication was that I should start using this product, but I am not buying that it works just as good as Tide with Bleach in hot water. I like what I use and do not think I am switching. Mom hates to use anything that uses hot water. For years the hot water was not even hooked up to the washer, but I finally convinced her that some things come cleaner in hot. That is my experience anyway. When I move out I always get to do things my way and when I come back to her house I try to incorporate some of the innovations.
My friend called and we talked a while. She really wants me to start going to church again and I promised to think about it. I just wonder if I want to go to the church I currently belong to or not. I am undecided. Church is a big decision.
I have not done my homework for my counselor and I see her tomorrow so I have to get my butt in gear.
Well, I better go…
Have a good Tuesday, 
Jo Ann
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