If not the greatest invention of the 20th century, video chat is certainly one of the coolest.

Installing the cam and the software was a breeze and using it with Skype is even easier. Now, almost all day I have a window up, looking into a room of my SIL’s home. We don’t need phones any more. And we can see each other. She can see beyond my chair into the kitchen, so we can even chat while I cook.

I saw the puppies and watched while she fed each one..

We don’t sit and talk constantly, of course… but we keep the connection up and when one of us wants to talk to the other we simply say ‘Hello!’ and the other responds. I usually mute my mic so Pandora tunes don’t come through her speakers. We found out about that issue early. Heh…

There’s one problem, though… I keep thinking I can go through this door. Sometimes it feels so real…

What a wonderful way to keep in touch with friends and relatives! I heartily recommend this way of communicating; it brings everyone just a little closer…