Cell phones

Today I managed 2 cell phones. Mine and the one my husband left home. His rang this morning before I left with Emma. It was another engineer from Florida. I answered, "Hi, Otis left his cell phone at home-I am his wife, can I help you?" He was amused and asked for me to if possible leave a message for Otis to call him on his cell as he was leaving. So.....later on my cell phone as I sat in the credit union parking lot, I learned that they had connected. Ahh cell phones..how did we get along with out them?

Getting to this place took some convincing my husband. It was until his job paid for his phone that we entered into the "family plan" ourselves. Our sons oh course use theirs more to call, and text and do way more then I do. I use mine to stay in touch with them and my husband.

I am sure we could live without a cell phone-we did before but I really love having them. I love having facebook stuff come to my phone. I manage which one of my friends have their status reports come of course. My siblings (I am the oldest of 6) now have Facebooks and when they do a status, it comes to my cell phone. Facebook is how I hear from my younger brothers. A fun memory is my youngest brother wishing me a Happy Mother's Day on Facebook and it of course came to my phone and I read it...how cool is that??

I am not a text heavy person but texting has helped me get ahold of a son when I need it-learn when they will be home as well as answer their questions when they have them.

We renew our contract in March. Just today I was talking with our youngest son what will next for me. He of course is gearing up to do the Iphone....that may be too much for me---I want a phone that I can take good pictures on..post them on Facebook..and text a little...don't need a bunch of gadgets. Yep cell phones.. part of every day life.