Skype

I love love love Skype. I initially installed it to use to talk with people far away, for example talking to Rachel while she is in Haiti. We talked on skype every night during her trip in January. It was the most amazing thing, to be able to video chat with someone who was in another country!

Now I have found another use for skype. Rather than chatting with my cousin in Nigeria, my friend in New Zealand or Rachel who is back in Haiti.... I am chatting with my dear friend Naida, who lives less than 2 miles away from me. It's sad, I know.

It was bad enough that one month I had over 2100 texts, to Naida alone! Now I can sit on the couch, do nothing and "ghetto babysit" her baby. What does "ghetto babysit" mean? Well it's watching a baby roll around on her playmat using skype while her mother runs out for an hour! Just kidding... there was no "ghetto babysitting" today.

Instead, we made plans to go to Chuck E Cheese with our gaggle of kids. Was that the smartest thing to do on a rainy Friday during school vacation? It remains to be seen...