Do you Skype?

I have fallen in love with Skype since Zack left for college. He will call me on his cell phone on the way back to his dorm and say "Mom I will be in my room in 10 minutes. Wanna Skype?"

Do you know what Skype is? It is a software application that lets people talk with video online. And here is the bonus... it is free!

You know how hard it can be to get 2 words out of a male teenager on the phone but with Skype I can see him and he is so much more engaging! I also think Zack's ADD keeps him from being able to focus while he is on the phone. "Oh look a bird." This way he has something to focus on while he talks.

I like to snap still shots while we are chatting. Here is Zack chuckling with his room mate during a funny conversation. Zack had already told me that Chris's girlfriend was coming up for the weekend and planning on staying in their dorm room so he was setting Chris up in this conversation knowing how I would answer. He asked me what I thought of that so Chris could hear. I said, "Chris will have to answer to God for that decision." So this picture I snapped as Zack was saying, "Dude did you hear my mom? She said you will be in trouble with God." They are so cute aren't they.

Zack also snaps pictures of us while we are talking. Here is one from the other night. I was sitting on the floor in our bedroom when he called. You will often find me on the floor when I am working on the computer. I think it is comfortable. You will probably never catch Mark sitting on the floor. I made him join me (under much protest) because I didn't feel like moving. Ignore the laundry waiting to be folded on the bed behind us. Apparently Zack gets his lack of focus from his father who was caught watching tv while we were talking.



In case you Skype my account is "zaankali6".