If the old machine has a 40 gig drive and you have a 500 gig external available, I would just transfer everything. That way if you realize down the road you missed something, it's still available. If you need space on the external, move it to the new machine (just create a folder and move everything there). Most modern printer install from CD or a file you can download from the manufacturer's web site (which may be necessary if the original CD didn't include Windows 7 drivers). Don't plug in the printer initially, follow the on screen instructions and at some point during the install process it will ask you to plug in the printer.

dgmarie, I just came from a committee meeting to plan a mother daughter event. Initially it was going to be a tea (and I gathered lots of info for the event); however the rest of them wanted to change it to a hat party. Anyway, if you email me with your email address at dulcimer03@yahoo.com I'll send you 12 pages of info that I gathered off the internet regarding themes, decor, planning ideas, tea sayings, etc. It's just random things but it might be something you can use. For example..... Alternative Theme Titles: Out Your Spout Tea Party Tea Cups and Lace Woman of Character Let's Have Tea! Tea Please! A Lovely Tea Party A Garden Party Tea An Afternoon Tea Theme Verse Suggestions: "...Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. " I Timothy 4:12 1. Consider the basics. o Your budget. o Where it will be held. o How many are likely to attend. o What type of food you will serve. o Do we want a speaker and who might we choose. o What you already have to work with such as tables, table coverings, florals, placemats, etc. o What you'd like your color scheme to be. Try not to use more than 2 to 3 colors together. o Dishes paper or plastic? o Any "extras" you want such as door prizes. o Table décor gather all the tea pots you can find a hodge podge of tea posts of various sizes, colors and shapes makes a wonderful display (place tent cars in front of each one with the name of the lady who brought it) o For table decorations use tea cups filled with flowers o Fill a teapot with flowers for a main table or display 2. Decide on a menu. Keep it light. You can serve a full course meal, just don't make it something heavy. 3. Make a focal point. Use a child's size table and chairs set up with a children's tea set. Place dolls or stuffed bears in the chairs to sit with a small teapot full of flowers in the middle of the table. 4. Use door prizes. o Basket filled with 2 tea cups and specialty tea packages. o Sprinkle candy inside of the tea cups. Wrap with cellophane tied up with ribbons or raffia. o Individual Teacup filled with candy. Wrap with cellophane tied up with ribbons or raffia. o Serving tray 5. Use favors. o Purchase specialty flavor tea bags. Make sure they are individually wrapped packages. Tie with a hang tag that says "Tea with special friends improves life's aroma." along with your church name and date. o Use tea strainers as favors and use the same hang tag suggestion as above. 6. Have fun. o Assign tables ahead of time for a group of ladies or one designated lady to serve as hostess and allow them to come up with a theme and decorations for their table. Each table will be unique. o Have your ladies wear hats and dress for tea. o Have special music. o Sing the "I'm a Little Teapot" song as a chorus. o Play Victorian Parlor Games such as charades. o have some old time etiquette information of interesting facts. I wish we could sit down together And have a cup of tea But since we cant When you have this one I hope youll think of me. source unknown -------------------------------------- I cannot sit and chat with you, the way I'd like to do. So brew yourself a cup of tea, I'll think of you, you think of me. source unknown --------------------------------------- When youre feeling sad & blue And have no clue what to do Sit down and have a cup of tea And a hug or two or maybe three Feel those troubles melt away And start you on a better day. by Paulette, 1998~~TLC Creations.

The little girl next door discovered "Let It Go" a few weeks ago and has been singing it outside. All. The. Time. Unlike many of you, I actually like (or at least liked) the song, but heavens to pete is it overexposed. My daughter has been receiving musical instruction in school including reading music. She had vocal music in K-3 and strings (she plays violin) in 4 and 5. She's signed up for orchestra as an elective in middle school. I think the music program was primarily funded (possibly entirely funded) by PTA fundraising and by grants but it's been great. I sing in a church choir and until last year was also part of a small women's ensemble that sang monthly at retirement homes (we went on hiatus when my director fell and suffered a head injury--I'm afraid now that we're never going to resume. I learned to read music with piano lessons as a kid, but it was also taught in elementary school music class. And then I was in choir all through junior high and high school (and a bit in college). I went on a road trip with my daughter earlier this summer, and when we first got on the road I thought she was going to want to listen to nothing but top 40 the whole trip. I made a case for listening to country in the areas where that was 90% of what was on the airwaves (there aren't many country stations where we are from). We also listened to some classical, some religious choral music, some 80s power ballads, and a bit of metal. One of the things that drives me crazy about many young people is their rigid conviction in the superiority of whatever narrow set of music happens to be on trend at the moment (this bugged me even when I was a teen). I'm happy to have a kid with eclectic tastes (for now, anyway; she's not a teen yet).

I'm just now getting caught up on this, and I found a lot of music that I love! Here's one from Nina Hagen, with simple lyrics: Mama, wer ist denn da? Mama, ist es Papa? Das lass ihn wieder rein Er siehst so einsam aus Mama schmeiß ihn nicht raus! Du, hilf ihm aus dem Mantel Fehlt'n Knopf, näh ihn gleich an! Frag ihn ob er Hunger hat Und ob er bleiben kann S-s-sagt er dann mit feuchtem Blick Für immer käme er Heim in das Familienglück Und gäb es nie mehr her Zeig ihm seinen Sessel Der so lange, lange, lange in Feindschaft lebt! Note: There are more lyrics, but this is as much as I could find on line.