This venture presented a few more challenges. Maybe I got click-happy, but by the end of the day, I was frustrated and had NO blog. My good friend Nancy saved the day, via Facetime, by helping me figure out how to delete the two - yes, two - nonfunctional blogs I had set up. I swear I did the same things again, and got this one set up quickly.
I'm not stupid. I have a degree in Biology from a well-respected university, but things have changed a lot since then. We used IBM Selectrics to type papers, for crying out loud. I have the usual assortment of technical gadgets. I own a desktop computer, an iPad, an iPod, a cellphone with Bluetooth, a GPS, and several household items that require advanced degrees or a small child to operate them.
I'm a regular Facebook visitor, am proficient at email, and do a fair job at texting. My friend, Kat, used to give me a hard time about "ABCing" on my phone, so the next upgrade is to a texting phone. I have not ventured into Twitter, and don't really want to. Not only do I not need to know what everybody is doing every second of the day, I don't think others want to hear about me, either.
Last summer, at age 18 months, Abby showed me how to play Angry Birds on an iPhone.
It was a humbling experience. She is now able to find and play games and videos on an iPad. So Grammie got an iPad for Christmas. My wonderful husband (hereafter referred to as WH) often tells me it's the best present he ever gave me. He may be right, although I'm more than a little obsessed with Words with Friends.
Now Natalie is learning how to use the iPad. She knows how to touch her tiny finger to the screen to move puzzle pieces around, make the kitten meow, or turn pages in a book. I've always said that I learn best by teaching, and Natalie and I will learn technology together... until SHE starts teaching ME. That may be pretty soon.
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