I have been waiting all week for the chance to say this...

TGIF FRIDAY HAPPY DANCE!!

This has been one insanely long, stress filled, annoying week and I am so blissfully HAPPY that I just have one more shift (Friday night) to get through and my weekend begins!!

On wednesday I decided to work on my pictures a little. When I started the Kodak Easyshare program I was offered a chance to upgrade which I accepted. Shortly after the whole program went to hell in a handbasket. *Sigh* Im pretty sure I lost some of my pictures. The program refused to run and I had to uninstall the whole thing. The next day I decided to buy System Mechanic and upgrade the memory to a full 2 GB. I wish I could say that helped. When I got home from Staples I tried to start the laptop only to have it crash no less than 10 times! *Blood boils* Its really goes without saying that I will be paying a visit to Staples as soon as I get off work in the morning. I am so sick of computer problems.

When I got into work tonight I confronted my co-worker whose soon to be husband (yes, this is the couple that I have agreed to take wedding pictures for... *double sigh*) worked on our laptop a couple times and then PROMISED he would have it all fixed about a month and a half ago. He has made no attempt to contact us, nothing. She apologized for him and said I should have spoke to her and she would have sorted this out. I forgot to mention the agreement they BOTH made was that I photographed their wedding at no cost and he repairs our laptop at no cost. *Sigh* She said he sometimes forgets things. I told her that it would be best if he not make promises he cannot keep! (God help that marriage!)

I wanted to post something Thursday about a special baby girl but with all the computer drama did not get the chance. Better late than never, eh? On August 14, 1994 one of my classmates/former friends gave birth to a baby girl in her home, alone. What happened during and after the birth has never actually been agreed upon. One fact is certain, that baby girl was wrapped up, placed in a trash bag and then placed in the trash can. My classmate/former friend did serve time in prison for this. She has maintained that the baby, which her parents did not know she was pregant with, was stillborn. I saw my classmate/former friend the day she gave birth. I know that she had spent all summer long working with the high school marching band for daily practices as well as at band camp. I know that it was incredibly hot that summer and their practices could sometimes last 8 hours. I dont know what happened but I do like to remember this child every year and hope that her soul is at peace.

My one small slice of heaven/saving grace this week has been the promise of the hot air balloon festival this weekend. I am hoping the rain stops and we have a bright, sunny weekend. Hubby and I got up last year before sunrise and headed out to the main field to find the perfect spot for pictures. We plan to do the same this year. I hope this becomes a traditon with us. I cant remember who runs the breakfast tent, its one of the groups like the boosters, but they make pancakes (regular and Maine blueberry) and have sausage and fresh maple syrup! Yum!! I am really looking forward to seeing the Oggy balloon. This balloon is 138 ft tall, 80 ft wide (the equivalent to a 14 story building!!) Here is a picture of him I found online...

I think I have probably made this post long enough LOL Hopefully I will have a working laptop and some balloon festival pictures to post after this weekend! Ya'll have a good one and of course I will end with a song. This one seems fitting to my mood, here is Cher with, "Turn Back Time."