One Last Hurdle...

I think that we may finally be nearing the end of this long stretch of hurdles.  We bought a car last week, our shipment arrived on Friday, and our house is slowly getting settled and starting to resemble us.

However, we still have one last major hurdle to overcome -- our internet situation. I think that I could handle slow.  I wouldn't like it, but I could do it.  What I cannot handle is unreliable and unuseable.  Our connection has gone from bad to worse.  It takes me at least 20 minutes just to get signed into email and then if I have to check another account (I have to gmail accounts), it takes another 20 minutes.  That is, if it works at all.  It hasn't been lately.  We started off with a not great, but liveable, situation but all of that is gone.  I can't write emails (it cuts me off before I get it sent), I can't blog, and I surely can't do anything like download. Every once in a while I get a decent connection but it is short lived and usually cuts me off right in the middle of something.

The crazy thing is -- this is totally avoidable!  Where we live there is actually a fairly decent internet service provider.  The problem?  Our landlord.  In order to get this other service we have to have a landline.  Our landlord will not allow us to have a landline.  No landline, no phone, no internet.  We cannot have the line activated without the landlord's approval (it has to be in her name for some reason). We have tried talking with her...with no luck.  I am having someone from the school contact her and see what can be done. There is only a one year lease on this place and while I cringe at the thought of moving this summer, we shouldn't have to have a situation like this.  I feel so bad when I can't return emails, can't answer friend's questions, can't check in with people.  The only thing I seem to be able to do is get into Facebook.  It's nice to know what all of you are up to, but I would rather be doing something else :)

So, anyway, sorry to complain.  It is just with the loss of internet I lose a lot of who I am -- not the interent itself of course, but the friendships and relationships I have built through the scrapping community, through my blog, and through my experiences around the world.

Happier times are on their way, I'm sure.  I am loving getting the house set up, being able to cook for my family (now that all my kitchen stuff is here), getting crafty with the kids.  I love where we are and what we are doing so I just have to suck it up and keep waiting.

And because I want to think happy thoughts, here is a picture for you. Just my sweet little Levi.

Comments

[Margie S.]

Had a little chuckle-we just got internet after waiting 2 months and they still brought the wrong modem! And this is Italy! Thankfully we have a decent landlord-hope yours changes her mind! Cute photo of Levi!

[Melissa]

That is so frustrating - I'm sorry! Praying you get things fixed soon.

[Dottie]

Hi! I just found your blog after several months away and had not noticed you moved to my side of the world! We are expats in Singapore from Texas. Hang in there, the little quirks and annoyances are rough in the beginning but then it all works out. If you ever need another ear to talk to just email me...I have been where you are!