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I love Ad-aware. I just deleted 62 spy-ware files from my computer.
Through trial and error I also found out that TwoP is one of the nefarious sources. Looks like they plant a fastclick cookie on my compi every time I go there. No thanks!

Guess that means bye bye TwoP.

I haven't been able to find out where the Gator cookies came from.

Anyway, I'm pleased to be spyware free.
I am also pleased to be Klex-free. Norton is my friend.

Heroes and Heroines

My favourite book on writing. Check it out. It's about heroic archetypes. It actually mentions Buffy and Angel as examples for THE CRUSADER and THE LOST SOUL.

It's on special offer right now.

Family stuff

This morning we woke to the sounds of whinnying horses. The daughters had created a horse parade from the bathroom to the kids room, putting all their little plastic horsies (2 dozen or so) in one row. They were also discussing who gets to lead the herd. It was totally adorable. I love it when the little ones play together.

Tina is now determined to learn how to cook. Now that she's six she feels entitled to more privileges. Which she will receive. Soon I will send her to the shop in our street to buy milk or bread rolls. She has to learn about currency first, but I'm sure she'll manage. She can read well enough to read a short shopping list. She can count, add and multiply a bit. She has total concentration when she plays the Jungle Book Groove on the PSX but is a bit of a scatterbrain when it comes to less interesting tasks.

Right now she's watching Feet of Flame. She loves that tape. She also likes Cats. In two weeks I will take her to our local cheerleader troupe - they have a division for kids aged six or up. Tina has been dreaming of becoming a cheerleader ever since we took her to a Lions match this summer.

Today everything is peachy: kids are good, Mr. Estepheia is making Spaghetti, we are invited tonight, meaning no hostess duties for me... Nevertheless I feel blah. Maybe hormones. Or the headache.

Maybe it's because I haven't written a thing in ages... :-(