We are experiencing technical difficulties

So as you may, or may not, have noticed I've gone on a bit of a writing hiatus since about Christmas time.  Well here's what happened: my laptop that I have had for the last 7 years decided its part in my story was ended.  I sat down on the couch opened it up and pushed the power button only to discover that while the media drive was kicking up and the power light was turning on, the machine itself did nothing. The screen stayed black.  Thanks to my awesome, amazingly talented brother in law who knows how these machines work, and are dismantled, the hard drive and my files were saved.  We thought we might be able to revive the machine so we put in a new processor (which didn't work) then we dismantled it and pulled the cmos battery (which also didn't work) and after all of that decided it was the motherboard that was gone.  After a lot of thought I have just decided that rather than put more money into it and pull it apart again I'd let it die peacefully.  So today my laptop has officially joined its predecessors in the computer after world.  I am so incredibly sad about it because this laptop got me through college, the last two years of Nano writing, and I finished my very first completed manuscript on that machine.  It almost feels like I've had a pet die.  Rest in peace my laptop friend.

In the mean time, we've decided that our tax return will probably end up going toward a new machine since it is nearly impossible to work on a desktop computer with a two year old trying to be oh so helpful and push all the buttons on the machine.  Unfortunately until I can get a new laptop my writing has come to an abrupt and screeching halt.  So if you were hoping to see any of my new material or ideas you'll have to wait because for the moment we are experiencing technical difficulties.