Insanity and Sharing

This was my addiction ... I wallowed in it, got high on it and loved EVERY dysfunctional moment of it!  In the midst of my addiction to this new world of cyberspace and infinity and my denial of my surroundings, I began the long slow process of "stinkin thinkin". It's sly, it's cunning, it'll sneak up on you and catch you at your weakest point!

It happened so quick I didn't even have time to get in another fix. Before I knew it, InSaNiTy had set in!

My teens did something that caught me off guard on day. They started speaking to me ... talking, in ordinary tones. I began listening in astonishment!

They wanted to know what was capturing ALL of my attention; what made me happy all the time. Why I laughed when I got yet another reply from one of my silly emails to someone. And of course why they always had to do all the housework anymore!.

I broke down ... I couldn't help myself. I did the ULTIMATE no-no. I'm so ashamed of myself!  But, in order to get better, I have to admit it ...

I registered my three teens on AzTeC, Arizona's Free-Net.

Before AzTeC, we always fought over the phone line. But ... I ALWAYS won though because I'm the one who pays the telephone bill!

Then I felt guilty one day and decided that since the teens are going to be around a few more years, I ought'a do what was right for them and ... compromise!  So I ordered another phone line. Great idea of mine, eh? I guess I won again because I get to pay the bill for the new phone line too!

Now, one of the teens is on the main phone line. I now have to share my pc AND time on-line on AzTeC with the teens. Who on earth invented the concept of SHARING anyway?

But, a funny thing happened through all of this. When the kids are on line, I have nothing to do!  Can you imagine that?

I couldn't believe myself this morning. I started picking up the house. Then I found myself vacuuming and dusting.

Before I knew it, I was washing those dishes from earlier this week.

Now hear this, I even washed the ... windows!!!!!!

I also got around to feeding the dog today too!

Now I'm gonna go mow the lawn.

When I'm done there, I'm going to go grocery shopping and come back and clean out the drawers to my bedside tables ... you know, get rid of all those sentimental things I've kept in there for the last (eh-hem) years.

Then there's the linen closet. I've still got the "first" bedding set I received as a wedding present back in the early 70's.  Remember the "earth tones"?!!   I can't get into "southwestern" designs til my earth tones bite the dust!  The bedding has even out-survived the marriage(s)!  But I suppose that doesn't say much, given today's statistics on marriage ... of course that's a whole 'nuther story ...

See ya all later, I think I get some time on line now.  I had better speak up or I'll lose my turn ...

On to The New Phone...