thanks for responding- i am talking about a desktop- i do not want a laptop at this time. I guess i thought a router was only for wireless computers- so if i get the wireless card does that mean i then have to get a wireless internet plan or will the wireless card and router work with the regular dsl? For about a year the computers will be by each other and after that they will be on different levels of the house.. So is there a preferable way of how i should go meaning hard wire or wireless? And does whichever way i chose determine what kind of router i need to get or are they all the same? So this also leads me to a question and that is how will i know if my current printer will be compatible with the new computer? i only ask because i heard people had that issue with Vista. I also want to ask about the antivirus programs you are referring too. I have always used AVG..can i still use this on windows 7 or do i need to stick with the ones you are referring to. Thanks again

I just thought with them using the timeshare a month before that they'd "remember" - like I said, I wanted to get my dad something anyway since the whole vacation was my mom's idea (and her Xmas gift to DB and his kids since she paid all their expenses). I'm still giving her the crystal, and probably the pillows too since they will look so nice in their house (and have been taking up room in mine for a year!). My mom goes way overboard on the grandkids - DH and I just had a talk about having another talk with her about it (we have these talks almost yearly but they don't seem to sink in - it's getting worse now "keeping up with the cousins" (not Joneses)). My (now) 4-yr old niece will be here, and wants certain things, but has to have the same (or more, but that's not OK with my mom) than my DD. Last year they both got Ariel dolls but my mom gave DD one with horse and DN one with extra dresses, DN had to play not only with horse but with DD's doll, which made DD (then 5) upset. This year DN asked for horse and carriage (but none to be found), also particular Frog Princess with dresses, also luggage. Mom wanted to buy DD luggage but she doesn't need any, so I said she really wanted to collect all the Princesses, I had some, I had planned to give her Beauty and the Beast, somehow when I put in combined order for all this stuff at Disney store and shipped it to my mom's house since most of it was for DN (and my mom ran to mall to get Frog Princess/Prince that were sold out online, also Jasmine that we couldn't find anywhere) this has turned into her giving DD *all* the dolls and I am struggling to tell her she doesn't need to spend as much on DD as DN b/c *I* need something to give her and have Santa give her (we figured Jasmine since DD never saw her in store or online, she asked him for that doll specifically b/c I couldn't find it LOL!). I really hate "competing" with my mom to get gifts for my kids, and her buying more than they need just b/c other grandkids ask for more. I esp. hate her taking my best ideas and leaving me struggling with a last-minute lame gift for my kids, or putting away the big "wow" gift I got them b/c she's given them too much already. Like when I told her not to buy the new Ariel DVD for DD b/c I wanted to give it to her for either bday or Xmas, then she bought it a month b4 her bday "for her to watch at my house" and it would have been so anticlimactic it's still sitting in my dresser drawer.

To those interested in registering with Colorcharts.org, here is the email I received from them regarding how to become a user. If you do a lot of painting, $40 isn't too bad; you could recoup that after only a few gallons of less expensive paint! "Unfortunately the colorcharts.org site will not be back up or open to the general public. We were getting hacked by several commercial entities so it became necessary to stop it before our digital paint color databases were stolen. This is purely a case where a few have ruined a very good resource for many. From this point forward our fandeck databases will only be available from within our CBN Selector paint visualization/fandeck management software or our CBN Formulator software. If you are currently using either of these programs you already have full access to the databases and the same search and query functionality within the software. When using our software you will be able to download entire fandeck collections into our software on your computer which will also allow you to use and query all the fandecks previously available at colorcharts.org. Because our digital fandeck collections will now be resident within our software on your computer you will also have full access when off-line or when you are mobile on a laptop. I dont know if you are aware of the value of our databases but each color chip in the database was scanned using a high end scientific spectrophotometer at a cost of about 10$ each. There are more than 300,000 color listed so this gives you an idea of the value of the databases you were accessing. The above fact is also the key to making our CBN Selector software the only true WYSIWYG paint color visualization system on the market today. Everyone elseÂs paint color visualizerÂs contains a warning statement that the color is only a close representation and should not be relied upon. Calibrate your monitor, use high quality accurate data and you can manage colors from additive color to subtractive color just as easily as any graphic artist. Printing ink and paint colorant have a lot of similarities, they are both pigment ground up in a clear carrier. You already know that all desktop graphic artists manage color from additive color to subtractive color and do color correction on their desktops with spectacular results. Why would you think the same is not available to you when managing paint colors? To become a registered user all you need to do is buy a 1 year userÂs license of our CBN Selector software which will allow you full downloadable access to our databases for $39.95. I guess there are 2 ways to look at this, $39.95 for a one year subscription to a continuously updated very accurate paint manufacturerÂs colors database with the CBN Selector being provided freely to manage the information or $39.95 for the software. I do feel badly for those that canÂt or do not want to purchase a license/subscription to our software/databases but we were not left with any other options. I should mention our digital fandecks are in our own proprietary .cbn format which is derived from and contain the original color curve spectral reflectance data and therefore can only be used from within our software. It is because of the high quality and accuracy of .cbn codes we can also use them for paint color formulation purposes. CBN codes are not exportable to any other software formats. Ken CBN, Technical Support Team kturpin@cbnsystem.com"

I can highly recommend Outdoor Challenge. In fact, we think it's better than WiiFit (which we also have) We bought ours at Amazon, but I've seen it at Target. It was around $60 The sports games that come with the Wii are all good and can keep you busy for a while. If you wanna see how to make the strike on the last ball of the bowling TRAINING section which has 91 pins, check out YouTube. It is soooo cool when you can do it. Guitar Hero is one the g'kids like, but even though I love music, I don't especially care for it. Prefer something that makes you MOVE. The g'kids also like Boogie and I like watching them do that one. At least they get exercise with Boogie.