90 Degree Rotation

I made the mistake of leaving my laptop open. Liam was attracted by the pretty picture on it (wallpaper), and wanted to type, so I opened up a Wordpad document for him to type in and in the 2 seconds it took me to turn around and put away a dishcloth I had in my hand, this is what he did to my laptop. He is 2.

Well! I had never actually seen that before, I didn't know it could be done. So instead of rotating those pesky photos, I could have rotated my whole screen? Who knew? I got a crick in my neck searching for help sideways. And I do mean search: display, settings, orientation, layout, rotate - no dice. I gave up. I won't admit to how long I spent on this fruitless endeavour before I sought a second opinion. (Restrain yourselves from laughing at me - I feel foolish enough as it is.)

Me to my husband: "Hi. Ummm do you know how to change your laptop layout from sideways?"

G: "What do you mean sideways?"

"I mean like you have to turn your head sideways to read the screen"

Laughing, "You mean the computer can do that?" Bad sign.

"Ok, nevermind, Liam did something on my laptop and the whole thing is now sideways." This is me thoroughly embarrassed that I couldn't figure it out and anxious to get off the phone before I heard more laughter or worse, my husband calling his co-workers over: "Guys! You know what my wife just..."

I eventually found it. Under graphics of all things. Maybe it is just me. Apparently there are shortcut keys that could rotate your whole screen. I tried looking for the combination again but couldn't find it since I am not 2. Alternatively, if you right-click on your desktop, you will see Graphics Options, Rotate. So if there is someone in your life you feel like doing a mischief to, and they are as ignorant as I am....

What silly stuff has happened to you lately?

Week 20, Cycles 11,12 of 12: Not Happening

This week the oncologist felt that I had done enough chemo- I was not going to get Cycle 11 and Cycle 12. I've talked before about the effects of the chemo on my fingers, but you know it is a sad situation when you knot your pyjama bottoms and then can't untie it to go to the bathroom. No more chemotherapy for me. Yay? Yes, a bit of an anti-climax, but I still get to ring the "end-of-chemo" bell and get confetti thrown on me by my chemo nurses. My doctor also had in her hand the results of my post-chemotherapy MRI and it showed that there was a reduction in the tumour, it looked less dense than before and above all it looks like the volume of the tumour decreased by about 75%. Yay to that for sure! Considering I didn't feel that anything was changing I was very happy about the result. Next on my list: surgery. She said that although my blood counts are low in some areas, she felt that if I wanted to have surgery that day, I was well enough to do it. Me? We...

Talking with Lucas on climate change

This is my post for Blog Action Day . This is an annual event where bloggers everywhere in the world post about the same issue on the same day to spark discussion around an issue of global importance. This is part of a conversation I had with my 8-year old. Mama : Do you know what climate change means? Lucas : I think it means when it is like 90F and it is hot. And the change? It's when in the daytime it might be 90F and sunny and hot, and then you go inside for dinner and then right after dinner and it might have dropped to 70F Well, yes it is that in a way. That describes what is happening in your area, but when people use the term "climate change" they really mean something more global, like affecting climate around the world Have you heard of the team "global warming"? What global warming is that it is made up of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and when they burn stuff the smoke releases CO2 and it's like a blanket covering the earth and if it k...

You'd think...

You'd think that the smoke coming from my ears and nose would be a sure hint to my children NOT to aggravate me. And if not, then for sure the wide, crazed eyes and the clenched teeth should tell them something. Maybe I need to write an instruction manual: "How to read your Mama". You'd think after being hurt by or punished for something two times already, there wouldn't be a third. What can I say? It appears that some children need more experiences than others to cement learning. You'd think that if I'm taking them to do something they enjoy, I wouldn't have to say scream four times: "Change and get in the car!" Obviously what they are doing at the present time is more "funner" than any planned activity. You'd think that as an adult, I'd be better able to let go of the trials my children put me through and not let things fester. I guess despite my advanced age, I still have some maturing to do. ...

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