the INTERNET!

At first it didn't matter because we were so busy unpacking, then I went through withdrawal, and then life moved on. But now that we're back online it's deliciously fabulous! After 3 weeks we can now bank again, keep in touch, and research anything! It's a lifestyle I appreciate much more now. Especially because of the ordeal I went through to get it! After flipflopping from Verizon to Comcast to Verizon to Comcast I ordered and canceled two setups then tried to hook up the cable modem. I hauled the desktop (because the laptop can't read disks, and because the desktop has the scanner installed for deposits) into the dining room. Then realized it needed to be closer to the cable cables so I moved it into the basement. Then I realized it actually needed to be closer to the cables at the tv so I hauled it back up into the living room. Who needs a gym when you've got stairs and a 50 pound computer? So finally we got it all hooked up and I am now an accomplished Internet technician (no offense to those who really are).

So Greensburg is a really nice busy little city. Our neighborhood is a 1950s post WWII American Dream come true. Our street is a thorough-fare which is too bad, it's a little bit busy (and nobody goes 25.) There are lots of kids who play in and near our yard. Peleh loves watching them play kickball in the street, shoot hoops, rides bikes and skateboards. Deseo likes our neighbors Buddy the mutt and Beau the black lab. She's very intrigued by the little Dachshunds but they're trapped in a fence. Peleh and I have ventured into Pittsburgh twice to see the aviary and the zoo. Though Peleh is very content climbing on the basket of shoes at the front door.  I try to get out of the house everyday so I don't go crazy, plus with such a small yard Deseo needs adventure too. There are two parks nearby (about 7 miles) that are nice and dog-friendly so we alternate between them.

It's rained a lot so everything is green and growing. Our 70+ year old neighbor MaryLou takes immaculate care of her yard and mows our lawn while she's at it. Paulie the mailman helps out, he mows the bank in the back.

This week I'll work on getting the laptop fixed and a wireless network set up so I'll be able to upload pictures. (The SD card doesn't fit in the  desktop, and the laptop can't read disks so I can't install the internet there.) I'll do it as soon as I can.

I'll give you a visual while you wait:

Peleh is sitting on the floor, on our floral patterened rug which is on top of the baby blue 1980s carpet. He's wearing one leather slipper because that's the only one he brought to me to put on, and no pants because he lost is balance in the kitchen and took a seat in the pet water dish. His legs are curled around a bowl of blackbean dip and a ziplock bag of tortilla chips. The blackbeans and tomatoes are smeared down his chin and on his legs but he is happy. The sun makes his curly blonde mullet shine, now my pants have little finger prints of poop-looking bean dip, and Deseo is enjoying a soggy chip, hold the tomatoes.