Sorry this didn't get posted last night. We had a long day and then the internet was acting wonky. Yesterday, we got to do something we haven't been able to do since January 1 and even then it wasn't very good - video chat.
On his mom's birthday, we tried to video chat. It was a disaster. We could hear him and he could see us. We could hear and see him and he got nothing from us. Then we could see each other, but not hear. It was really hard. His sons were crying because they missed their father so much and the web cam just wasn't working.
Because of some dishonest Iraqi businessmen, my husband had to upgrade to the $150 a month for hard line internet. The wi-fi guys took everyone's money for the month, shut down and took off. NICE! So now we're out $240 for one month of internet, but yesterday, we got to video chat for about 30 minutes.
It was great. He got to see me, both boys, Lil Bit, his mom and even my best friend Melisa who was visiting when he came on. It still wasn't the highest quality, but it was enough for us to hear each other fairly well and see most of the video feed.
I know people think all this new technology for keeping in touch is awesome (and it is), but you have to have the equipment, internet, money and time to be able to Skype or even Gmail chat. This was the first time in a week we'd actually even type chatted, and the first voice contact in two weeks.
He's been gone just about 11 months and we've webcamed twice for anything longer than a few seconds to see each other's faces before the feed cut out. It is a zillion times better than any conflict previous had, but still really hard on us not to have the ability to use such amazing technology.
I was so excited to see the joy in the kids' faces as they each talked to their dad, especially the baby who pointed at the screen and waved like her arm was on fire. It was pretty cool. We're hoping to do it all in person in just a few (HOPEFULLY SHORT) weeks!
On his mom's birthday, we tried to video chat. It was a disaster. We could hear him and he could see us. We could hear and see him and he got nothing from us. Then we could see each other, but not hear. It was really hard. His sons were crying because they missed their father so much and the web cam just wasn't working.
Because of some dishonest Iraqi businessmen, my husband had to upgrade to the $150 a month for hard line internet. The wi-fi guys took everyone's money for the month, shut down and took off. NICE! So now we're out $240 for one month of internet, but yesterday, we got to video chat for about 30 minutes.
It was great. He got to see me, both boys, Lil Bit, his mom and even my best friend Melisa who was visiting when he came on. It still wasn't the highest quality, but it was enough for us to hear each other fairly well and see most of the video feed.
I know people think all this new technology for keeping in touch is awesome (and it is), but you have to have the equipment, internet, money and time to be able to Skype or even Gmail chat. This was the first time in a week we'd actually even type chatted, and the first voice contact in two weeks.
He's been gone just about 11 months and we've webcamed twice for anything longer than a few seconds to see each other's faces before the feed cut out. It is a zillion times better than any conflict previous had, but still really hard on us not to have the ability to use such amazing technology.
I was so excited to see the joy in the kids' faces as they each talked to their dad, especially the baby who pointed at the screen and waved like her arm was on fire. It was pretty cool. We're hoping to do it all in person in just a few (HOPEFULLY SHORT) weeks!
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