One Week Ago :: Wednesdsay

posted May 21st, 2008 by Shannon

Today was a hard day for me. I know George is only going to be gone a week, but it had been several days since he left, yet his return on Saturday still seemed so far away.

The kids and I took my mom on her very first trip to IKEA. I bought a new bed for Kat and will be selling the loft bed that wasn’t working out for us anymore. The new bed is smaller than a twin-size, yet still larger than a crib mattress. It fits nicely in the not-so-large room that Kat and Bear share. Usually George does all the tying of IKEA boxes onto our van’s roof, but it was obviously up to mom and I this time. Luckily, I married a guy who thought it would be important to teach his wife a few good knots. You never know when you might need to tie a tautline hitch!

I wanted to help each of the kids send a text message to George tonight. They would dictate and I’d type it in. Or so I thought. Four words into Kat’s message she gently pulled the phone out of my hands and started pushing the buttons herself.

Kat Texting

And away she went. She needed help spelling some words but that was about it. I didn’t have to explain anything about having to push a button multiple times to get the letter you want. She just knew it. Somehow.

Kat Texting

Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 21st, 2008

4 Responses to “One Week Ago :: Wednesdsay”

  1. christy, on May 21st, 2008 at 10:51 pm Said:

    She knows how to text the same way my 2 year old can turn on the TV, play a DVD on the computer, take a picture with both my camera and my cell phone. These kids just grow up knowing.

    I was telling someone about the loft this week and they were interested in getting one so call me before you sell it. I just can’t remember who it was but I will when I am more awake.

  2. Gran, on May 22nd, 2008 at 10:23 am Said:

    Emily’s first text message was a letter telling her daddy how much she loved and missed him! Now, that’s pretty special!

  3. Gramps, on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:27 pm Said:

    Of course, when Emily’s Mom was about two, she was using a 110 baud modem. So, I guess that it sort of runs in the family…. http://picasaweb.google.com/wbcanada/Microprogrammer

  4. Shannon, on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:32 pm Said:

    That’s great, Dad! I guess you do have a point there. I’ve always liked that photo. Thanks for posting the link to it.

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