OK, so I said that a post was coming tomorrow. Hey, it's "tomorrow"! So what that it's now tomorrow's tomorrow...and perhaps now I have you sufficiently confused that you won't care that I'm a day off when I said I was going to post. *vbg*
So, let's see...longer and newsier. Well, longer won't be difficult; I think this post is already longer than Tuesday's. Newsier, on the other hand...when nothing much is going on, that one can be hard to accomplish! So if the events of my life start to sound boring or mundane, just remember this: it's a lot more fun to live it than to talk about it!
I've almost got all my Christmas shopping done; now it's just a matter of finishing the making/putting together somehow of various and sundry items. Once I have a present for everyone in my immediate family actually in my possession, I'll wrap them and put them under the tree. I like being the first one to put gifts under the tree; but I like to put at least one for each person under there, so nobody feels left out.
When I went to order *a certain some body's* present on Saturday, I was having difficulty with the online store I was shopping at. Every time I clicked "add to cart", it came up saying "web page could not be found". So, I went looking for an e-mail address or phone number to contact somebody about it--preferably an e-mail address. I try to avoid making phone calls whenever it is remotely possible. Praise the Lord, I found an e-mail address, fired off a quick e-mail, and moved on to other things. Just a few minutes later, I got an e-mail back. But what's this?! It says, "Call me. [phone number]. Bob." *rolls eyes* Remember, I try to avoid making phone calls whenever remotely possible...especially to people I don't know!!! But, there was no help for it; if I was going to get this particular item for this particular person, I was going to have to call that phone number. *sigh*
I worked up my nerve, called the number, and managed an opening sentence without too much stammering or "um...uh"ing. The guy (Bob!) was really nice, and quickly made me feel at ease, despite the fact that I was way out of my element. He asked if I'd ever ordered from them before, and when I said no he said, "Well, that shoots my theory!" in the most normal sort of way. :D Apparently, they've switched stores and had a lot of people trying to order from the old store and getting the "this web page could not be found". Well, since that wasn't (we thought) the problem, he said, "Well, we're on the road right now, but when we get home, which will be Monday morning, you can call this same number and I'll just take a phone order." I suddenly had an epiphany. I was talking to someone who was at that very moment traveling on *a certain Homecoming friend's* bus. Wow! :D I felt very special all of a sudden.
Well, anyway, Bob was really nice and apologetic about not being able to help me right then and all. After we hung up, I got to wondering if I was perhaps getting to the wrong store because I wasn't actually clicking the link from the homepage; I was on a different page. So I went to the homepage, clicked the "store" link, and voila! it worked like a charm! I ordered my stuff, got my confirmation e-mail and was very happy. A few minutes later, my cell phone rang. I didn't recognize the phone number, which normally means I wouldn't answer it, but then I realized that area code was the one I had just called to talk to Bob. Could it be...? Yes, it was! He says, "I just saw that your order came through..." Apparently he gets an e-mail notification of every online order on his Blackberry! I was caught totally off guard, but managed to say something like, "Yeah, I don't know if I was doing something wrong or what, but it worked for me!" *rolls eyes* Lame, I know, but all I could think of at the moment. He just said, "That's great! We'll get it out Monday morning!"
So, FYI, just in case anybody cared, Mark Lowry has got great, friendly customer service...even when he's out on the road! :D (yes, I know, I just disclosed the identity of the *certain Homecoming friend*...but it's OK, the *certain person* that the gift is for doesn't read my blog :D. And yes, I also know that most people probably don't care a whit about any of this story, but hey...I told you nothing was going on! And it is my blog. :D)
Other than that, nothing's up. Life is delightfully slow and simple these days; I think I am really going to like this "work 2 days, off 2 weeks" thing immensely. :D Now if I could just get myself scheduled enough to get school done while I'm home...well, maybe after the holidays. Right now, every spare moment is pretty much spent working on Christmas presents. Except the 33 minutes I've just spent blogging, of course. :D -edit: which is turning into more and more minutes...I don't know if it's my computer or our *lousy* internet connection, but this thing won't post! I may just give up in despair and wait until tomorrow...at which point it will be the day after tomorrow's tomorrow, rather than the promised tomorrow in the Tuesday post. :P-
I'm off to bed...blame my rambling nonsense on being tired! I "turn into a pumpkin" about 10 pm, it's past my bedtime! I'll try to post something more meaningful and worth reading soon...but I'll make no promises about when! Here's a question for you to answer in a comment: do you have your Christmas shopping done? Are you a "gift-maker" or a "gift-buyer" or both? :D Have fun this Christmas...don't stress out about it, keep it simple!
So, let's see...longer and newsier. Well, longer won't be difficult; I think this post is already longer than Tuesday's. Newsier, on the other hand...when nothing much is going on, that one can be hard to accomplish! So if the events of my life start to sound boring or mundane, just remember this: it's a lot more fun to live it than to talk about it!
I've almost got all my Christmas shopping done; now it's just a matter of finishing the making/putting together somehow of various and sundry items. Once I have a present for everyone in my immediate family actually in my possession, I'll wrap them and put them under the tree. I like being the first one to put gifts under the tree; but I like to put at least one for each person under there, so nobody feels left out.
When I went to order *a certain some body's* present on Saturday, I was having difficulty with the online store I was shopping at. Every time I clicked "add to cart", it came up saying "web page could not be found". So, I went looking for an e-mail address or phone number to contact somebody about it--preferably an e-mail address. I try to avoid making phone calls whenever it is remotely possible. Praise the Lord, I found an e-mail address, fired off a quick e-mail, and moved on to other things. Just a few minutes later, I got an e-mail back. But what's this?! It says, "Call me. [phone number]. Bob." *rolls eyes* Remember, I try to avoid making phone calls whenever remotely possible...especially to people I don't know!!! But, there was no help for it; if I was going to get this particular item for this particular person, I was going to have to call that phone number. *sigh*
I worked up my nerve, called the number, and managed an opening sentence without too much stammering or "um...uh"ing. The guy (Bob!) was really nice, and quickly made me feel at ease, despite the fact that I was way out of my element. He asked if I'd ever ordered from them before, and when I said no he said, "Well, that shoots my theory!" in the most normal sort of way. :D Apparently, they've switched stores and had a lot of people trying to order from the old store and getting the "this web page could not be found". Well, since that wasn't (we thought) the problem, he said, "Well, we're on the road right now, but when we get home, which will be Monday morning, you can call this same number and I'll just take a phone order." I suddenly had an epiphany. I was talking to someone who was at that very moment traveling on *a certain Homecoming friend's* bus. Wow! :D I felt very special all of a sudden.
Well, anyway, Bob was really nice and apologetic about not being able to help me right then and all. After we hung up, I got to wondering if I was perhaps getting to the wrong store because I wasn't actually clicking the link from the homepage; I was on a different page. So I went to the homepage, clicked the "store" link, and voila! it worked like a charm! I ordered my stuff, got my confirmation e-mail and was very happy. A few minutes later, my cell phone rang. I didn't recognize the phone number, which normally means I wouldn't answer it, but then I realized that area code was the one I had just called to talk to Bob. Could it be...? Yes, it was! He says, "I just saw that your order came through..." Apparently he gets an e-mail notification of every online order on his Blackberry! I was caught totally off guard, but managed to say something like, "Yeah, I don't know if I was doing something wrong or what, but it worked for me!" *rolls eyes* Lame, I know, but all I could think of at the moment. He just said, "That's great! We'll get it out Monday morning!"
So, FYI, just in case anybody cared, Mark Lowry has got great, friendly customer service...even when he's out on the road! :D (yes, I know, I just disclosed the identity of the *certain Homecoming friend*...but it's OK, the *certain person* that the gift is for doesn't read my blog :D. And yes, I also know that most people probably don't care a whit about any of this story, but hey...I told you nothing was going on! And it is my blog. :D)
Other than that, nothing's up. Life is delightfully slow and simple these days; I think I am really going to like this "work 2 days, off 2 weeks" thing immensely. :D Now if I could just get myself scheduled enough to get school done while I'm home...well, maybe after the holidays. Right now, every spare moment is pretty much spent working on Christmas presents. Except the 33 minutes I've just spent blogging, of course. :D -edit: which is turning into more and more minutes...I don't know if it's my computer or our *lousy* internet connection, but this thing won't post! I may just give up in despair and wait until tomorrow...at which point it will be the day after tomorrow's tomorrow, rather than the promised tomorrow in the Tuesday post. :P-
I'm off to bed...blame my rambling nonsense on being tired! I "turn into a pumpkin" about 10 pm, it's past my bedtime! I'll try to post something more meaningful and worth reading soon...but I'll make no promises about when! Here's a question for you to answer in a comment: do you have your Christmas shopping done? Are you a "gift-maker" or a "gift-buyer" or both? :D Have fun this Christmas...don't stress out about it, keep it simple!
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how's THAT for short and sweet? :-)
Then, of course, there's the time issue...despite the fact that Christmas is always the 25th of December, it still manages to "sneak up on me" every year. Before I know it, it's too late to make much of anything. *sigh* I think I'll start planning for Christmas '09 in January.
Well, Amber has short and sweet down to a science, and I'm longwinded. *shrug* So we're total opposites, what else is new? :D
We don't do Christmas gifts in our family (except when we were growing up, my brother and I would get a few gifts from our parents/grandparents), so that makes it super easy! We just make dinner and enjoy the day together with probably a fire and some popcorn and games. :) I do make cards for my Christmas list every year though, my way of sending a gift from the heart...a nice note goes a long way! ;)
A nice note does go a long way!! I've always thought that, and I think "card sending" is sadly becoming a lost art. :( So, you go, girl! :D