*sigh* I'd give my right.....

I've been away for a while... busy enjoying the remainder of the summer with my boys. Now it's back to work, and the serious juggling begins.

Monday Porter has dance from 4 to 4.
Tuesday Porter has children's chorale from 3:15 to 4:15.
Tuesday Jensen has karate from 4:15 to 5. Yes, this puts me in two places at once. I haven't quite figured this one out.
Wednesday Porter has dance from 4:30-6:30.
Thursday Jensen has karate from 4:15-5.

Soon, Jensen will pick up hockey again, which is usually on Wednesday evenings as well.

And, of course, I'm working full time. And Mike is working a ton as well, so it's usually up to me to do the Mom taxi. Which really doesn't do justice to how I feel. I honestly feel like I'm standing on the runway at O'Hare airport (is that still the busiest airport in the world- I haven't had time to check) trying to direct planes with just those little orange flashlights that they give out. Except my flashlight probably has had the battery stolen out of it to run some loud or obnoxious toy, so it doesn't work anyway.

Thank goodness for technology- the one saving grace in all of the chaos has been my cell phone. I can do some decent pinch hitting and directing as long as I can communicate.

So, of course, the darn thing died. Kaput. Deader than a doornail. I have an interim one that I'm using, but I cannot stand it. I dial with my cheek while on the phone, I never have been able to figure out how to adjust the volume... you get the picture.

I'd give just about my right *ANYTHING* for a decent cell phone. Leg, ovary, boob... whatever.

I really covet the iPhone, but it's exclusive to AT&T, and they don't have coverage in my neck of the woods.

So here is my open post to Verizon:

Dear Verizon, if you can offer me some sort of "smartphone" that has these features and doesn't break the bank, you'll have my business for ever and ever. You'll make money off of me each and every month. I've been a customer of yours for about 15 years now, so you know that I'm not a huge fan of change. But my life has changed and a decent phone would assist me greatly in trying to bring order out of chaos.

My cell phone wish list includes:

E-mail
Touch Screen
Handsfree capability
Web browser
Some sort of ability to type normally- I'm a lousy texter when I have to use the numbers.
Camera

Oh, and we're managing to keep our heads above water, but barely, so let's keep the cost down, OK?

Until then, I'm on the runway. Directing traffic with a flashlight with no batteries. And compulsively checking Craigslist for a phone that I can afford. I'm trying to keep a sense of humor about the whole thing, but every time I butt dial someone on this... phone... that I'm using... well, it gets harder.