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  1. JellE
    I am absolutely ecstatic. I have been waiting paitently for the arrival of my nephew Charlie. Finally he has arrived, a little unexpected... but what an awesome Valentine's present! Charles Eugene Varner Saldana was born at 11:47 pm on Thursday, February 15th, 2007. He weighed 7 lbs, 1 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. He has a tiny little head... only 13 inches and his chest was 12 3/4 inches. Charlie is a little chunk. He is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen!!! (Of course Aunt JellE is a little biased) He had a full head of wavy black hair, and the biggest dark blue eyes I have ever seen...well... when he opens them, that is. (I know those will change, but maybe not too much)
     
    I was with my sister through all of it... from the moment she was admitted to the epidural to the c-section to the discharge to go home. This is definitely an experience I won't soon forget. In many ways it was hard for me to see my sister go through so much. I cried when they tried to give her the epidural, as they had to stick her 3 times before they got it in. After that, I was alright, and so was she. (Definitely not feeling much pain at all! I kinda wish I coulda got one! haha)
     
    But I am truly thankful all turned out much better than we had initially feared. We were under the impression Charlie would be very small and not fully developed. The dates were all messed up, and all of the people interpreting his sonograms apparently weren't all that accurate. I am actually very glad they were all wrong. He scored an 8 on his Apgar, and his audiology report was near perfect. He has all of his little fingers and toes. Nothing at all wrong with him. Everyone at the hospital was amazed how there were no problems with him as he was in the womb almost 2 days AFTER the membrane was ruptured, and he ended up coming into the world via supposed emergency c-section.
     
    I am relieved, exhausted, and just happy as can be. My little nephew has been the greatest Valentine's present I could have ever asked for. I am most definitely a very proud Auntie!!!
  2. JellE
    Stripping away


    I see the truth

    The truth I am afraid to see

    The mirror breaks

    and I am set free

    I begin anew

    listening to an inner voice

    watching from afar

    this is my choice

    I live and learn

    silently contemplating

    sometimes I still feel the burn

    I reach the end

    of this scary journey

    only beginning to mend

    Anticipating failure

    and still stripping away

    I see the truth

    the truth I am afraid to see

    the mirror breaks

    and I am set free

  3. JellE
    Okay... so I have been working ungodly hours lately, and haven't really had much of a chance to do anything with my 800. (Not that I am actually putting forth much effort these days anyway) I STILL have yet to find a good place for it... and still no SIO2PC cable. Basically, I just think I am bored and depressed. I thought I would get out of my rut by ATTEMPTING to bid on an 800xl and 130xe on eBay...which not too much to my surprise, I was outbid on the 800xl. But that is okay... not like I need more stuff anyway.
     
    I have been trying to get ready for the birth of my first and ONLY (hopefully) nephew. I am trying to decide whether to turn the spare bedroom into an Atari room... or a baby room. Decisions, decisions!
     
    I have also been having to deal with my extremely paranoid father, which is never a good thing. I have yet to figure out if he is actually attempting to drive me insane....or I was insane LONG ago. (maybe a little bit of both)
     
    At this point, I really would just rather pull all of my hair out and run naked through the streets...however I think the local police department would die laughing.
     
    Ahh well... such is life... I guess I will get over it! (eventually)
  4. JellE

    The Gift

    By JellE,

    I wrote this in 1997...what seems like a lifetime ago... but I really like it, and hope everyone else will too.
     

    THE GIFT


     

    Thoughts of you, chasing the end of time,

    continuously run through my mind.

    Hard are the words, I try to speak

    to tell you how I feel.

    But I know you were given to me,

    by God, alone.

    You are, the most precious gift,

    I have ever known.

    The love I feel,

    is better expressed through actions.

    I thank God

    that he sent you my way,

    Because my love for you grows,

    each and every day.

    You are the best friend

    I have ever had,

    And the greatest love I have known,

    Thank God for

    this most precious gift!

  5. JellE

    Generic poem

    By JellE,

    I still think about you


    You will always be part

    Of my mind and heart

    It just seems like yesterday

    We were making plans

    For a future tried and true

     

    Without warning

    And out of the blue

    Things changed

    I still miss you

    The mind forgets

    The heart never does

     

    I will be fine

    After awhile

    Though I still miss your smile

    I have no regrets

    Nothing is what it seems

    The heart never forgets

     

    Life moves on

    In a blink of an eye

    Everything is gone

    No need to cry

    Memories live on

    Look to the future

    Tried and true

  6. JellE

    Happy Happy Joy Joy!

    By JellE,

    Alright, so just a few days ago I got my first 8-bit. I found this guy on Vintage Computer and he was giving his stuff away. He just wanted shipping for it. Needless to say, I figured I was too late, because he posted it almost a month before I saw the post. I PM'd the guy, just wondering if MAYBE he still had the stuff, since it seemed lots of folks were interested. Low and behold... he still had it. Talk about "luck"...maybe the Atari Gods knew I needed my own stuff! Anyways... I don't really know what else to talk about at this point in time. I am pretty excited, and I need to get it all set up. I have been told I need to find an SIO2PC thing...so that is the next thing on my agenda.
     
    As always...be well, be safe, be blessed... and may light, love, happiness and peace be upon you and yours!
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