Are You Tech Savvy? (Marco Polo)

I consider myself moderately tech savvy, and I give all the credit to my kids and kids in law!  

It came to my attention yesterday in the comments that people were unfamiliar with Marco Polo.  Yes, besides being the guy who brought pasta to Italy from China, and a fun game kids play in the pool, Marco Polo is an app you use to video chat.  




In the past if I wanted to talk to my kids but wanted to see them, I would use FaceTime, because we all had apple phones.  Now, everyone has different kinds of phones, so we can't FaceTime.

Another benefit to Marco Polo is that even if you are on different schedules, you can send a Polo and the receiver of it can watch it when its convenient for them!  Also, the videos save unless you chose to delete them, so when I have conversation with Emma in Tennessee and chat with Isla and Clark, too, I can show Tim the videos later.  You of course can watch the video in real time, and then video back a response.  Somedays, Emma and I do that all day.

Because Isla and Clark have seen me on video and we do FaceTime sometimes, they know me and when I go to visit next month I won't be a stranger!

I know there are other apps out there for connecting, but this one works well for us.  My friend Jane's grands all live away from her and she has used Skype and FaceTime over the years to read to her grands, and to interact with them.

I'd love to hear what kinds of apps you use, if any, to keep in touch with your grandkids and kids?  

My Kids Introduced Me To SnapChat

SnapChat makes me laugh hysterically.  

Happy, Happy Weekend Everyone!

Snowy St. Paddy's Day

 We had such a beautiful Saturday - nearly 60 degrees!  We had the doors open and it was great to air out the house after a long winter season.  We'd heard the forecast and knew that snow was coming, and it really did come.  Still snowing but it's like and I don't think we'll get very much, though the ground is completely covered again!

Dotsie showed us a fun app a week or so ago and I downloaded it.  Waterlogue.  I have had fun playing with some photos from the wedding.  This is my favorite so far.

 While the weather was nice and I had the kitchen door open on Saturday (Tim was working on the van right outside the door, photo below), I made some cookies for Sunday.  They are Oatmeal, peanut butter and chocolate chip.  Very tasty!

Tim has had several things to change on the van recently.  Two weeks ago he changed the motor mount and a wheel bearing.  Saturday he replaced the dead battery and the starter.  He had a helper.  I am thankful for his knowledge of cars and his ability to make these kinds of repairs.

I wanted to show you a few more photos from the wedding.

Lindsay with our beautiful Grammy.  

 Happy sister of the bride!

 The food was awesome at the reception.

Handsome groomsmen - the first two are brothers of the groom.

I loved this shot, from the balcony, of the reception space.  It was really nice and gave us room in the middle for the dancing.

I hope you have a wonderful day!  

Oh, just one more thing.  If you have an hour or so, will you take the time to watch this incredible and challenging biography.  

The Time to Live is Now.