Missed Julie's birthday, Laura and Ryan's anniversary and Wesley's birthday

I hate it when I can't be around our kids for their special days.  We have not been able to skype because we have had nothing but problems with getting internet, phone service etc.  SKY was supposed to be here, and we waited patiently for 2 weeks to get our "package" set up.  We get a call the day of that there was a computer glitch and that it would be another 2 weeks.  We said forget it.  So... we went through BT phone. It was off and on whenever there was a halfway decent tower perhaps!?  It was too costly and rarely worked... unless we had the computer out the window.  We tried to get a dongle.  FINALLY- a service called 3 accepted us and we have this little plug in dongle that WORKS!  Now don't get me wrong, it's still very expensive.  Sigh... so we've been able to talk to the kids, I get mail off with prizes for them and that makes my heart glad.  I miss them SO much!!!