Skype

I am not close with my dad’s side of the family and they haven’t spent much time with B. I posed not too long ago about the close relationship B has with my Grandma Margaret but she doesn’t know my Grandma Lois well. Grandma Lois lives in Seattle and aside from a trip to see her when B was 9 months old she hasn’t spent any time with her. I’ve been trying to get her on Skype since B loves to talk on the computer but she is not a computer person at all. I didn’t even know if she was getting any of the pictures I periodically email until I asked my aunt who lives in the same area and sees her daily. Christmas time I found out she got a new laptop and I really started to push for her to get Skype set up, I would even walk her through the process if she would take the time. The problem wasn’t getting the program up and running but her wireless internet. After a few months she finally tracked down her neighbor to help her. Tonight was the first time B and Grandma Lois got to talk and it was so adorable. B was cute and charming, demanding to talk to grandma Lois on the phone while we were getting it set up. She chattered in her nonsensical toddler language while I troubleshooted the computer. Before long we were up and running; B was blowing kiss after kiss to her Grandma Lois. I am thankful for the beauty of modern technology that allows my daughter to get to know her Grandma Lois so far away from her.