Text Speak

I am texter. Text messenger. Texting queen.

I love communicating through my cell phone's ability to send messages. My friend, Erika, and I have built a friendship through it. Let me explain.

Phone calls are hard. Most of the time, when the phone rings before 8pm, I can't get to the phone. I'm diapering a bottom, disciplining my angelic 2-year old (LOL!), in the shower, covered in flour, or if I somehow manage to break free, the phone is buried somewhere under a sofa cushion and I can't find it. Thank goodness for caller id. (Yes, family...I always answer when you call!) ;)

But a text message...it doesn't require immediate action. If my phone is readily available and I'm not involved in any of the activities mentioned above, then I can respond quickly. If I'm tied up (literally...I was a mummy in a blanket yesterday!), I can respond when I'm free!

And, I'm good at it. My sweet husband bought me a laptop just before my oldest was born. I learned to type one-handed, while the other arm held my constantly nursing newborn. This translated into an ambidextrous ability to text. With a little tutoring from Erika, I can write paragraph long messages in under 3o seconds...even with a toddler tugging at my pajama pants.

Why did I write all that? Oh yeah. So, last night while waiting for my husband to return from a business trip, I was browsing through some of my sent messages. I had to laugh...some of them require translation...some just need commentary. Here they are:

"Going to jump on eggs." Translation: We're going to the mall with the play area of oversized breakfast food.

"Love, love, love, love, love you!" Translation: The kids have been coo-coo! I can't wait til you're home from this trip!

"UGH!" This could have been in response to any number of things...I like way overuse this phrase. Like totally.

"Baby #3" I sent this message to my husband with a picture of my positive pregnancy test. LOL! He was in the middle of a meeting when he got it...HAHA! :)

"In case you didn't believe the first one..." This was the message I sent to my husband a few minutes later with a picture of my second positive pregnancy test!

"This is serious!" Erika and I are often watching Wonder Pets at the same time...so we send each other lyrics to the songs they're singing while the show is on!

"Eddie Bauer has fifty-percent off clearance." Had to let my best friend know the latest mall happenings! That's what friends are for, right?