the element of surprise
ok. it's gone from my life. it really is. in some respects i miss it, but if you tried to take these new fangled technology advances away from me, i would hunt you down and kill you, or just take your internet away. so there you have it. i sacrificed surprise for hi tech gizmos. i guess we should all mourn dear surprise. i will leave it to areseven to write the proper eulogy. but i do have a few words to say so i will break it down into these categories:

• telephone: WHO IS IT? hasn't been uttered in my house since 1998. That's when I bought into Caller ID and have never looked back. so I NEVER wonder who it is. I know who it is. it's quite sad really b/c now i can't be shocked to hear an UNfamiliar voice. and you can't trick me by dialing *67 to hide your # b/c I let the answering machine answer any UNKNOWN or Private calls.
• movie rentals: there used to be a mild excitement when i went to my video store. what would be on the shelf for me and my popcorn? any new releases? well, no surprise at all now, b/c i dont frequent the evil blockbuster empire anymore. I netflix and I KNOW what I am getting b/c I selected it in advance- weeks ago. i wish they had a random shuffle option but then you know i might get like 5 chick flix in a row and steveO might *REALLY* try to cancel the membership. I do slip in an occasional action/thriller to keep his testosterone levels happy. i wonder if i could get someone to select the movies for me, and then it would be a real shock! hmmm, i end up just watching what R7 rents anyway...
• soccer games: i used to wonder who was going to show up to my games every Saturday. what do we have here? EVITE? now I KNOW who is going to play each week.
• baby gender: oh the dear old ULTRASOUND is available and guess what it does?! it can offer up what color the nursery can be painted! yes, and by gawd i took it and ran. the room is blue. the baby a boy. i knew it, and i loved every minute of knowing.
• email: For the most part, I don't even have to wonder what an email is going to be about b/c we have the dear old SUBJECT line. which in some cases, people still use it to reference what they are emailing you about. it also helps to detect spam which i guess is a major plus, unless you already receive a lot of emails from friends about their awesome penis size.

sur and lady prise, here is all that is left of your memory----> :O

# of disposable nursing pads bought today:200, # of swimmy diaps purchased: 12, days til outer banks vaca:5.