So I have no idea what happened to my blog. I feel really sad that I lost my lovely Elle design. I tried to finagle my way around and for some reason blogsome hates me. I have resorted to setting up shop in a new location.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE visit me at my new blog: http://Ellis-Family.blogspot.com

It’s still “Olive You,” but please change the web address in your blogrolls. When you stop by, leave us a comment so I know you’re sticking around through all this chaos. I don’t want to lose any of my good bloggy buddies.

Um, no idea what happened to my blog template. Elle, help!

Are you an Alliance For Children Family? If so, please comment. I’m trying to make up a list of AFC family blogs. If you know of any other blogs of interest, please leave those in your comment. Thanks!

Things have been so busy on this little island of ours. I’ve been trying to get used to being thrown back into the day to day pace of classes and studying. Frank has been working 16 hour days to get his clients’ taxes finished by the extension deadline. Plus, my Nana was visiting us for a week. Unfortunately, I have to report she did not have the ideal trip.** It rained everyday at one time or another. The pool is drained and being cleaned from all the ocean muck that washed in with Hurricane Dean. Everytime we went down to the docks, the fisherman were out of or had not caught any Yellow Fin Tuna (her fav). She couldn’t find the right gift for a gal pal of hers (turning 75 this week)…. apparently there was not one single touristy tshirt on this island that fits this woman’s style. I guess after 75 years, you have so many tshirts that you become extremely picky about new ones. I dunno. Anyways, now that she is gone, I’m back to the blogs. I think it’s going to take a day or two to catch up on all of your lovely lives, but I’m determined to do so. I actually miss you guys. Pathetic, I know.

**Edit: I wasn’t going to say this because I thought it’d be too depressing (and I know those of you who come here, don’t come here to feel blue - maybe green, olive green - okay bad joke) Anyways, I decided it was important to include for my “journal-ing” sake. My Nana’s trip was actually disappointing for a much more significant reason. My Uncle Chuck (great uncle) has been battling cancer for several years. This week hospice was brought in and he was put on a morphine drip. He is not expected to make it through the day. As a result, my Nana had to leave early, so that she could be with her sister. For obvious reasons, this put a damper on the trip for both of us and is probably more to blame then rain or empty pools.

First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who posted comments on my last post.  It’s really nice to have supportive people out there to vent with and I hope I can avoid getting angry at stupid, judgemental women in the future.  In this case, though, it felt like a come back was necessary.  Anyways…. enough of that!

I’ve officially become a convert.  No, I’m not switching religions or anything that major, but I purchased my first MACbook.  I’ve never used a MAC.  We’ve always had a PC, both desktop and laptop.  We are heading home for a week to visit family and friends in Michigan, so we pick up the computer while we’re there.  I’m super excited because I’ve heard how amazing MAC’s are for photos, web design/blogs, videos, music, etc.  However, I’m a little nervous because I use Microsoft Powerpoint and word all the time for school.  I bought the program iWork that converts the files, but I’m hoping I can use it with little trouble.  Anyway, just wanted to share and lighten it up a bit after my last Mommywars post.

This whole thing got me thinking, which kind do you guys use, PC or MAC? 

For those of you who use a MAC, was it difficult to convert?  Do you have any tips for me?

It’s so much fun to find our site linked from other bloggers’ sites.  You can find us on Lauren & Marco’s site and on Tricia’s site!  Thanks ladies!  If anyone else feels like giving this easily entertained, med student a little hop in her step, feel free to link to us, as well.  Okay I know I’m a dork, but hey … I feel like I’m officially part of the adoption bloggerland.  That means, in some small way, we’ve begun this process.

Now back to studying, with a smile from ear to ear!