Fall in North Idaho

I Am Back (Hopefully!)

Hello again blog world!

I have been absent for over a month, as I had some computer issues.  First, it started to work slow, make a lot of noise, and then a white screen appeared and never went away.  Sad day.  However, we still had a month of a two year very limited warranty left, so we prayed like crazy that whatever all was wrong, would be covered under that warranty.  Since the computer is less than two years old, we were a little frustrated and sad that everything quit working so soon.  We took it to the shop, and the tech started to go through things.  His first assessment was that whatever was wrong was more than likely not covered under the warranty.  I felt kind of sick to my stomach, as I knew there was no way we could afford a new computer right now.   After a few minutes, the tech started to think differently, and began to run a test on the hard drive.  Within two minutes, 55 bad spots were already present on the hard drive.  He tried to finish the test but it wouldn't budge past 10% of the hard drive.  They packed it up and sent it off, where we received a new hard drive, under warranty.  Thank you so much, God!  

After two weeks, we got the computer back, but not all the updates had been installed or fixed from the hard drive frying.  So, back to the local shop it went.  Finally, over a month later, we have our computer back today.  Things appear to be running correctly.  

It has not been my month for electronics.  About the time the computer died, my phone started to not work correctly, as well.  Fortunately, we were up for an upgrade, and it was a week after the iPhone 4 became a free phone, so that worked out great, as well.  I don't need all the new bells and whistles on a new iPhone, so was thrilled to get the 4.  Now, I just have to learn how to run everything on it.  I finally have a smart phone, not a dumb (smart) phone, like the android product I had before.  This phone may be a bit too smart for me!  ha ha

About the time all this happened, I had a fatality with my wide angle, 18-55 camera lens.  This is not a fix, unfortunately.  On top of that, two weeks ago, my camera decided to join in the electronic mayhem going on in my life.  The card reader decided to not read the card, so now my camera is in the shop, as well.  Being without my computer and not being able to edit photos and work on business, was bad enough, but being without my camera is like a big part of me is missing.  My camera is my therapy, my stress reliever, what I totally enjoy as a way to escape the stresses of life for even a few moments.  It is the way to capture the incredible beauty all around me, and I missed the week of the Fall colors in the height of their glory.  I went out and enjoyed the beautiful colors, but it wasn't quite the same without my camera.  Hopefully, it will be back next week. Hopefully the end of electronic mayhem is in site, as well.

I hope a few of you are still out there.  I look forward to catching up on some blogging, and with those blogs I follow, as well.