Tuesday, October 23, 2012

the joy of text

Dennis' new phone arrived yesterday. In a seriously questionable parenting move, we got him an iPhone. It was way cheaper than an iPod touch, and he can watch Netflix movies on the go (which he'd been doing on our phones). And his games and educational apps and music are on it along with the phone numbers that he needs to have. An unexpected benefit: he is learning to sound out and spell words because he loves to send me text messages. We have unlimited text (thank goodness), so he gets to type as much as possible. He loves it! We are applying strict parental guidelines to its usage, of course.

We had a very successful dental checkup again today. Dennis is doing an excellent job taking care of his teeth. When I checked him out of school today it was like a major celebrity event. People were hugging him and wishing him well as he left. Not just people in his class, but children in the halls and on the walkways were all greeting him. Lots of people know his name. I hope that's a good thing.

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