High Tech

I remember the first time I was on the Internet. Aaron & I were in his office at work in Texas. I think Ethan was a baby. I sat at Aaron's computer while he logged on. He said, "There you go. Now you can surf the Internet." Then he left the room. I just sat there. I didn't know how to "surf". When he returned some time later, I was still sitting with my hands on my lap staring at the same screen that was on the computer when he left the room.


Since then, I have learned that I can not live without the Internet. We found our car and house on the Internet. I pay most of our bills online. We both have email accounts. When we first moved to Texas we kept in touch with our families by writing letters. Yep, the kind with stamps on them. We would write longhand for both families. Now I've had this blog for several years. It has been a great way to keep up with family and friends.

I order all our photos online. Remember film? I take bad pictures especially now when I know I can edit the picture when I get home. I have boxes and boxes of bad pictures taken on a film camera but, I figure they are better than no picture.

I google things all the time. (When did the word google become a verb?) I can't imagine not having the answer to any question about any subject at any time. One of my favorite searches are for new recipes. If I want to make a new dish, I just look till I find the recipe that has the ingredients that I want to use.

Then there is the cell phone. I remember as a teenager talking on the phone to friends with the phone cord strung from the kitchen to my bedroom so I could have some privacy on the phone.

I have to mention the ipod. I remember when CD's came out. No more stacks of CD in the closet. My kids will never know music stores. They buy any song they want within minutes. Searching for music on itunes is fun for our family. We searched for the top songs in each year that our children were born.

Anyway, there are a lot of high tech things I'm learning about. I chatted online for the first time ever the other night. Someone contacted me. I thought I had it all figured out until I pushed the wrong button and didn't know how to get the conversation back. I still haven't learned to text. I know that day is coming that I'll have to text but, I think I'll put it off as long as possible.

I recently signed up on Facebook. I know, I'm behind the rest of the world. I have enjoyed finding people I haven't talked to for years from high school, members from old wards and branches, and missionaries we worked with in Texas. I liked Facebook so much that I recommended it to Aaron. I even set up his account (I spelled his password wrong. Ooops.) Soon after, his profile was better than mine and now he has more friends. We are a competitive family (which is why boardgames around here are so fun). I'll just call this a little Facebook "friendly"competition between spouses.

So you ever wonder what is next high tech device to make our lives better (or get addicted to) will be?