Technology Tuesday

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a geek. Not a hardcore geek like the hubs but I sure like my gadgets and if there's a way to avoid paper I'm all for it! I'm proud to say that after just over 5 years at my job I don't have a single paper file other than my HR paperwork! Technology has changed our world in so many ways, not all of them for the better, but I want to start sharing the things that I've found that I love. The technology that makes my life better, more efficient, more fun or things that I think are just plain cool!
I'll start of today with my love for almost all things Google. I'll cover many of them specifically in coming weeks but today it's just Google itself. I wish I was smart or cool enough to get a job there but since I'm not I'll just have to lust after its perks and ogle its doodles.  One of the main reasons that I'm starting off with them is because I found these really cool search stories that they did that show the ways that the Google search engine has been used to accomplish some pretty amazing things.  I like so many of them, but I think this is my favorite:



or maybe this one:



It would be so amazing to discover a star!!!

 I use Google search everyday but its really neat to see how its changed people's lives.  Which video is your favorite?

Happy Birthday Meg!

Meg, Sharon and Me! (1989)

Who says organizing can't be fun!

My house is generally a wreck, but I'm working on it. To make things fun, as I was putting up the Halloween/Fall decorations and busting out the Christmas decorations I decided to spruce up my storage bins using my Silhouette.  Here is what I came up with!

BEFORE

 

AFTER

I'm actually looking forward to putting away the Christmas decorations (not that it'll get done before Valentine's day, but the bins will look cute!)

Shhh, don't tell mom!

We had a great time having the Guenther Gang over last night. In my usual unorganized style it was taking a little longer than everyone would have liked to get dinner in the table, especially the kids. Aunt Meg came to the rescue with what some parents might consider an inappropriate appetizer of Trader Joe's Candy Cane Joe-Joe's (holy cow are they delicious!). She did this by saying "G, shh, don't tell your mom we're having cookies before dinner!"

Fast forward to today, just before lunch, when G spotted the cookies on the counter that Meg so kindly left here (thanks Meg, thanks!! Like my fat hiney need a box of cookies in the house). He, of course, wanted one and when I told him he could have one AFTER he ate a good lunch he proceeded to launch into meltdown mode. I took one out I the box and showed it to him and said "look, here is your cookie. Let's put it in the table for you to know that you get to eat it AFTER you eat a good lunch." Thankfully that calmed him down. Then I explained "last night was a special treat that Aunt Meg said you could have a cookie before dinner"" G's priceless response was "Aunt Meg says shhh". I couldn't help but smile. Nothing gets by that kid!