Dell versus?

I am increasingly dissatisfied with our Dell home computer. We've had troubles just about from day one. Our latest recurring problem is the media plugs you are supposed to be able to plug right into--it's not recognizing my camera memory card. Everytime Den has to pull apart the computer to fix. So no current pictures, but I do offer this flashback to Dec. 05.

We have 2 nannys set to interview in the next couple weeks and we are pursuing just about every other reasonable lead. Neither of us is particularly in love with either of these, but we figure we should at least meet them (the nanny agency referred them).

Regarding Eddie, he is really into fish lately. Probably 6 months ago I hung 3 fish and bubbles next to his changing table to occupy him. And they sure do the trick, only now when he swings at them, he can get them to fly off their nails. Guess it's time to find another source of distraction. Everytime he sees a fish, he says 'ish'.

He is also heavily into 2-word phrases. Brown dog, yellow bottle, blue ball, etc. He definitely knows his shapes. On the other end, puzzles are not his strong suit. He doesn't seem to get the concept of maneuvering the pieces into place. He has 2 age appropriate puzzles that both challenge him.

Den gets home tomorrow and then has just one more trip before Christmas. It's for one night, so we'll barely know he's gone as opposed to 4 days this time.