Laurel and I managed to get our webcams working yesterday, so we could talk AND see each other. That was cool. The girls really liked it too. Sophia did not want to stop seeing Bronwyn. I think Laurel and I were both a little challenged in figuring out how to get our video connection going, but we'll get the hang of it. (Honestly, I'm still not exactly sure what to do!) It was really easy to do the instant messaging thing though. I had never tried that before.
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've enjoyed "chatting" via email with my half third cousin who lives in LA. He's a descendant of my Great Great Grandfather, A.J. Byrns. He has a bunch of Byrns info and stories that I don't have, and likewise, I have information that he didn't. I get such a kick out of exploring my family history and meeting distant relatives through the internet (his sister came across my genealogy site and let him know about it). Wish I had more time for this hobby!
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Just want to say... it pays to pay attention to your credit card bills and to retail prices when you're shopping! Just in the past week, I saved a bunch of money by paying attention to these things. Neil received a credit card bill with a pretty big charge on it from a local business he deals with regularly. I asked him what it was for and he didn't know so I insisted he call the business and find out. Well, the charge was a mistake! It was someone else's charge, so they reversed it on Neil's card. The other thing was at Walmart. I was purchasing a couple of things that had "Boxing week blowout" prices, but the regular price came up when they scanned it. The cashier had to do a price check on those things and I was right. It took a few extra minutes, but I saved several dollars.
