I'm officially back (but it probably wasn't very obvious that I was even "gone". I managed to get quite a few posts up using my husband's computer). My husband surprised me with a new computer this week. He bought me a MacBook. I have spent the last couple of days trying to figure it out. It is quite a bit different than my old laptop. From everything I've read and heard, I will soon turn my nose up at any non-apple computers! For now I am mostly enjoying it, but also feeling rather frustrated, too. It may be awhile before I feel completely at ease with my new computer. But I am feeling very grateful for the ability to immediately replace my old one.

Right now I am reading an autobiography by a Haitian man who was a restavec (a child slave). It really hits home how blessed most of us are. This poor boy was badly treated. He was often hungry. He was abused, unloved, and didn't even have basic needs met. Whenever I read stories about people who have lived in this manner, I am reminded of how incredibly blessed I am. Just a simple thing, such as toilet paper, is a very big thing to many of our fellowmen and women. It is humbling to read these types of stories. I am really enjoying the book, by the way, and plan to do a review as soon as I finish it. I would also like to spend a few posts looking at the child slavery happening in Haiti.

In one week from today, my family and I will be joining my good friend, Tana (from the LDS Blog) for a few days at Disneyland. We are all super excited for the adventure and look forward to shocking everyone there with our large, multi-racial families. It should be a great time (not to mention, excellent blog fodder)!

I hope you all are having a great weekend.