'Nect Dots

I switched from a Blackberry to a Droid phone this past week.  I must say that the switch has been more seamless than I thought, thanks to my prolific use of Google and all its functions!  Google and the Droid phone interface to pull all your calendar and contact info from your account so well that my most difficult decision on new phone day was what color case to buy for it.  What has really surprised me is how well Laney has taken to using my phone.  She loves playing Angry Birds (just like mommy, who is now addicted).  I also downloaded some puzzle games, memory games, painting apps, and a connect the dots game.  She begs to use the phone all day now, asking me if she can play " 'nect dots" or puzzle.  I fire up the app and away she goes.  She even knows how to reset the games when she is done and scroll the screen right or left so she can fire her angry birds across the screen.  I am in awe over how well she is able to use the phone and adapt to new technology.  Then I got to thinking about how much technology has changed since I was a child.  Laney will probably never see a cassette tape, video tape, or record player in her lifetime.  She already has her own iPod in her room (my old one) and has dedicated playlists on it.  She knows how to click the mouse at our computer to play sesamestreet.org "Silly Games" and when I tell her that we need to buy something, she asks if we should google it and order it.  Can you believe it?!  Still, I bet we will laugh about how archaic this technology is when she has her own kids.  For now, I just keep thanking the technology gods for helping this mom stay streamlined and in touch with all her besties.