Here is a picture of teenager having a kick around of the ball at Croft Cottages, in a short dry and non windy window of opportunity ( it didn't last long). It was a relief to get him off MY laptop. I only have myself to blame. Wanting to instill a glowing set of values ( fabulous mum award?) I told him about the value of sharing from an early age. Now it comes back to bite me.
He can contact his pals on MSN ( some sort of hideous realtime chat page I believe) and they chirp onto each other during the evening. Like a virtual hang out or party really. He needs my laptop for this as we only have my laptop with us. It is very light ( very light but we paid dearly for the privilege) and handy, and tends to come with us when we go away.
And, it has a webcam. I don't know how this thing works to be honest ( can anyone out there see my in my nightdress as I write this?) but the other day he was chatting to a schoolpal eye to eye. Most un-nerving. Pass the make up please, and hide the wine bottle.
And finally, I taught my little boy ( thirteen and five foot eight- how does that work?) not to snatch, so I can't snatch my lap-top back from him when I get fed up waiting for it. Just as well I get up a lot earlier than he does!
5 comments:
Have just been catching up with your Blog and your holiday - it sounds great so far - except for you having to drive everywhere! Now that would get to me.
Lovely teenager - I'm quite glad mine are past that, but I remember it fondly! M :-)
Thanks for popping by. I love the name of your blog- it resonates for sure! I get told off a hundred times a day by my teenager.
I have a web cam on my laptop. I talk to my brother in Gretna on it. My mother refuses point blank to talk on it, as she says she looks awful!!!!
Beacause I am in Canada and you guys are on the other side of the ocean I am convinced you can't hear me, so I shout............dh gets so ticked off at me....what can I say!!
Gill in Canada
my web cam sits on top of my monitor. but just in case, i keep the lens pointed away from me and at the interior of the desk hutch thingy... i don't like to feel i could be 'watched'....
hey,you never know.
:-)
good to see my paranoia about the webcam is shared by others.. i think Clippy's idea of hiding the lens just in case is a good idea. Problem is- I can,t even see where mine is on this system it is obviously hidden in a James Bond type way....
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