So I did it anyway....

I purchased the Wrath of the Lich King Collector Edition. I got the frosty pet. He is adorable. I was planning on waiting until our triple xp is up in December to get the expansion but that didn't happen. I purchased it anyway, took Cabby up to Northrend to look around and went right back to playing on our baby alts for the extra leveling. So basically I have no opinion of the new world yet. I really only took a peek at the first place I went to which was some little town actually. I am not even sure of the name of it Valience or some such. I do want to go to Dalaran though.

I did make a Death Knight so did my daughter. We leveled them to level 58 in the starting area and didn't get to half of the quests there. We put them on hold as well until we can level them without the triple xp. I have to say I like them pretty much.

We made a couple of horde characters and have leveled those up to level 40. We will continue leveling these alts until we have to choose which we want to work solely on after the December 13 when our triple xp bonus runs out. It will be a tough decision.

I am thinking since Cabby is level 70 she will be brought up to level 80 first. I have all the outlands quests to do since as soon as she stopped getting xp at 70, I stopped doing quests. My daughter will benefit from this when she can go to outlands at 60. We will quest together and then be able to go to Northrend. As for our alts, I guess we will level those when we need a break from the higher level characters.

On a side note, the grandbaby is doing great. He is growing like a weed and eats more than any baby I have ever seen. He is a very good baby, he never cries much and is a total joy to be around. He keeps me company and keeps my mind off my real life problems. I have not talked to my exhubby any more, I figure he is happy with his decision and I am still trying to move on from that. It is slow going for me but it will happen eventually. I am just taking one day at the time.

You have GOT to read this....

As one commenter put it:

Barrhona said...
As expected from the Blog-o-sphere's master Role Player, that was an excellent rendition of the the Death Knight starting experience.

Read Ratshag's Death Knight tale here.

As always wonderfully entertaining reading. Even if you don't care too much for roleplaying, you will enjoy this story.

Thanks Rats for all your hard work on your blog. It makes my day to read it!

Cabby :P

Happy Anniversary

So yesterday was my anniversary. Since my hubby and I are no longer together it was not celebrated. He has moved on. He is interested in meeting someone new or has met someone new and I will abide by his wishes that we not try to work out our troubles. All in all, yesterday really sucked.

In Wow, my pally is now level 57 and is on hold for now. I am leveling a rogue. She dinged 31 last night. I really enjoy playing the rogue class. We can't level past level 58 because if my daughter hits level 60 the triple xp stops. I do not plan to get the Wrath of the Lich King as soon as it comes out. We have until December 12 on our triple xp and I see no sense in getting the expansion until after that time runs out. If I get it, I will want to play it and I need to use the triple xp to the fullest.

Real Life Issues

So real life issues have been hitting me hard. My husband and I have not been getting along and I found another place to go. My daughter and I are doing great and life is moving on smoothly. He is of the opinion he doesn't want to work things out.

No further details will be offered. I will not put my private issues up here for the world to comment on. Some things are just meant to stay private.

Oddly enough my WoW time has decreased dramatically. I am hardly ever able to play anymore. I spend alot of time with my new grandbaby and I am loving every minute of it. I used to play while my husband watched tv but now I find the new grandbaby just way more fun! Plus, he will grow up and I will find my way back to playing.

I did manage to get my baby girl to play and with the refer a friend bonus we have managed to get two characters to level 46. She made a hunter and I am leveling my pally. There are drawbacks to the refer a friend...

1. You get triple xp for kills and quests. That is great. Makes leveling way faster but...you fly through the levels and outgrow zones really fast. We find we have to leave the zones without finishing all the quests because they turn grey to us.

2. Leaving the zones early you don't get to level your professions as you go. You leave too soon and your profession level is still in it's infancy.

3. My daughter is new to world of warcraft and with the triple xp and faster leveling it is kind of hard for her to learn all she needs to be the best player she can be. She is doing really good though.

4. For every two levels she gains, she can grant one of my lower level characters one level. I so far have been splitting the levels between my lower alts. So I will have the same disadvantage that she does. My lower level alts will level but I will be at a loss as to how to play them well.

5. Triple Xp Rocks though. You really have to love it, if you like racing through the levels. You have three months to level and as long as my daughter doesn't hit level 60 we can level alts until the three months are up. The triple xp stops at three months or when she hits level 60.

So we will be leveling alts and having a blast and trying to learn all we can during this faster process. Wish us luck!

Meet Calyann the Mage

So my mage has hit level 49 and she is coming along nicely in the leveling department. I decided to hit the battlegrounds on her and see how much dying I could do. I love the gnomes, they are too cute and I wish they could be hunters cause I would be all over that!




My little mage is specced Arcane. Yep, the spec no one does much of. I love it! It fits my play style and works for me. You can see her here.





My BFF (thats our picture up there) started out as a fire mage, I started out arcane changed to frost and went back to arcane. When my friend saw my dps, he respecced to arcane as well. Both of us in the battlegrounds, arcane explosion on the enemies, too awesome to say but I do have a screenie.

Going Back To School At My Age?

I am considering going to school for Therapeutic Massage/Massage Therapy. Since my daughter was born with CP, I have thought alot about it. Well, I am 46 years old and my memory isn't at all what it used to be so that being the case.... am I too old?

I would love to take classes and start an adventure towards a new career. I have been a mother since I was 17 and with four children going back to school was out of the question. Now that my children are grown and only the handicapped one is at home, I have the time to do it so should I?

I am looking for any opinions here and if you say yes then thanks for the encouragement. If you say no, then please follow it up with reasons why I shouldn't.

How God Chooses Mother's of Handicapped Children

Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.

"Armstrong, Beth; son; patron saint, Matthew.

"Forrest, Marjorie; daughter; patron saint, Cecelia.

"Rudledge, Carrie; twins; patron saint.... give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."

Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."

The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."

"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a handicapped child a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."

"But has she patience?" asks the angel.

"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independance. She'll have to teach the child to live in her world and that's not going to be easy."

"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."

God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."

The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"

God nods. "If she can't seperate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, there is a woman I will bless with a child less then perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations.

"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see --- ignorance, cruelty, prejudice --- and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."

"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in midair.

God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."


This was written by Erma Bombeck