Skype

Anyone who knows us or follows this blog knows that Shelli travels for a living and well, it’s just a way of life. I, for the most part have gotten used to it, but the older Zoe gets the harder it seems to be on her when Shelli goes away on business. It takes her several days to get her emotions under control.

Shelli is in Singapore and being half way around the world doesn’t sit well with Zoe. The 19+ hour flight about put Z over the edge. Shelli left Saturday night and didn’t get there until Sunday night which was really Monday in Singapore! Anyway, she was supposed to call when she landed and Zoe had my cell phone in a death grip checking it every other second to make sure she didn’t ‘miss’ the call. Turns out, Shell’s cell phone took a few hours to work when she got there so, we didn’t hear from her until almost 2 hours after she landed. Zoe had herself worked into a complete frenzy!

When we did finally hear from Shelli, we were just happy to know she made it safe and sound. Hours later we were able to Skype and that made all the difference in the world. Zoe got to see her Mimi face-to-face. Mimi showed her the hotel room and even took her outside on the balcony to see all the huge buildings. It’s amazing how fantastic technology is these days. What’s more amazing is that Shelli is so far away and on a 12 hour time change and doesn’t miss the opportunity to say good night to her favorite little girl. I know a little girl who sleeps so much better at night knowing her Mimi is safe and sound.