Technology

This past Wednesday, Rachel's class had an open house for parents to come in and ooh and aah over the cool stuff their kids are doing on their iPads. I came, of course, looking about as dragged-out as it is possible for me to look -- I had worked a late shift the night before, slept in and had just enough time to throw on clothes and run my fingers through my hair before I had to go to school. (I hadn't showered because I was planning on heading to the pool afterward.)

Rachel's whole face lit up when she saw me -- clearly, she delights in my presence, which is very comforting these days -- and she eagerly showed me the iMovie she'd made, the games we could play (all educational, of course) and her CLASSROOM BLOG, which is the coolest thing ever but can only be accessed directly on her iPad, sigh. She clung to me when it was time to leave after 20 minutes and made me walk outside with everyone for outdoor recess -- and then she kindly showed me how to get to the main part of the school and the road home. Not so easy at it sounds, because there's construction everywhere.

I was in awe of the technological know-how she has. I was showing her my Twitter account tonight (which is pretty pathetic because I have only 132 followers, but I'm working on that), and she sighed and said, "Mommy, you're so good with computers." Um, not really, sweetie. You have already passed me on that front -- you just don't know it yet.