The Marvels of Modern Technology

Modern technology can be pretty great sometimes. For the past few days I (along with the boys, sometimes) have not only been able to talk to John, but we've been able to see him while talking to him. John and I downloaded a program called Skype. Through Skype we are not only able to IM each other but we are also able to call each other on our computers and see each other with our web cams. It's great to be able to hear each other's voices, but to see each other while talking is even better. Tonight I had Dustin and Chelle over to watch the Georges St. Pierre fight and John called on Skype. John was able to watch some (but not all) of the fight and also talk to all of us. He's also called during the day so he could talk to and see the boys. Roman and Shamus really enjoy seeing their daddy on the computer and often fight to see him. It's really great having the technology to be able to see and hear John with little delay. We miss John but this definitely helps to ease the pain of not being able to see him. This is going to make the deployment a little less hard, knowing that we can see each other's faces and reactions to what we're saying. And the kids will love seeing their dad on the computer screen (even though Marissa will probably be the only to understand just what it means to be able to see John). Modern technology can be a great thing.