...do you remember this?
My family has been on the internet since Al Gore invented it. My first AOL screename was "FriendL" (and I probably could have gotten, "Friend," or "Laura," if I wanted it, we were that early in the game).
For the last five months, I have been living in the internet of the early 1990s. We live in the middle of the woods and not a whole lot of providers come back here. That video you sent me of your kid laughing as the kitten licked her face? Yeah, I never watched it. Sorry.
But last week? The internet gods arrived and I am back to 2012. Monday, when Charlie was at school and Clara was napping, I sat out on the porch and browsed and opened 4,793 windows at the same time, listened to Pandora, downloaded from iTunes, and sent multiple 40mb files. It's good to be back.
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Speaking of back, my mom is home. Thank you for your thoughts...But please keep them coming as this is just the beginning.
I don't know what to do with myself if I'm in a place without wi-fi. Welcome back ;)
Posted by: Becky Trump | 12 September 2012 at 10:15 PM
Yeah!! So happy that your mom is home...and really happy that the internet Gods paid you a visit!!! xoxo
Posted by: Laura | 12 September 2012 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh... I remember sending prodigy messages that printed out to 'send' an email.
Email before everyone had an email ...
Oh you have been living in the 'dark' ages.
Just think you can tell the kids the story of when they were little and you lived without full internet for months!
Still praying for your Mom... And you.
Posted by: Katy | 12 September 2012 at 10:51 PM
Printed out faxes... Darn internet thingy.
Posted by: Katy | 12 September 2012 at 10:52 PM
That is awesome. :) Once upon a time in middle school I did a report on "electronic mail" that was SURE to be the future of technology...my dad had a Ham Radio and had some random Ham radio mail that was a precursor to email that I used as an example. My teacher told me it was nice, but very unlikely that the ideas I talked about would ever become a common means of communication for the general public. HA!
Posted by: emily (justem) | 12 September 2012 at 11:40 PM
ok, i love you.
oh so much.
welcome back to 2012.
and welcome home to your mom. continued love and prayers.
xoxo.
Posted by: gabby | 13 September 2012 at 06:23 AM
Laura
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your writing!
Love to your mom, I say prayers for her and your whole family even though I have never met any of you...I've walked that road
Hugs
Erin
Posted by: erinrussek | 13 September 2012 at 09:56 AM
so happy you are online the fast way! enjoy!! and as far as your mom goes, I think of her daily, every time I come to your blog, so she's is in my thoughts, sadly cancer has been a big part of my extended family, so I know it's not an easy road to travel and that lots of thoughts and prayers are needed... :) hugs
Posted by: laurie lariviere | 13 September 2012 at 10:50 AM
xoxo
Posted by: heidi | 13 September 2012 at 11:19 AM
Laura, I love the way you write. Your blog entries are always so entertaining.
Posted by: margie | 13 September 2012 at 12:07 PM
welcome back to 2012 Laura:),I loved Prodigy..sending hugs in the wind to all of you and mom too...
Posted by: judy | 13 September 2012 at 01:39 PM
well, it is worth waiting , just to be able to use internet while looking at such a wonderful view. Woodsss. jealous of you. While I use my internet all I see outside is grey building blocks. D... city.
Hope your mother will havea speedy recovery.
Posted by: inci | 14 September 2012 at 05:28 AM
Congrats on your return to the 21st century :)
Posted by: Steph H | 14 September 2012 at 07:32 AM
prayers to your mom + hang in there...
Posted by: Nicole | 14 September 2012 at 10:19 PM