Late yesterday afternoon I saw an email in my inbox from Julia Claire, who is my sister-in-law Rose’s mother (stay with me) and one of Martha’s dearest friends.
She is also Martha’s only friend who has a computer with DSL, which means that she is pretty much Martha’s one and only link to the wide world interweb.
However, as some of you may remember, last summer Martha VOWED AND DECLARED that she didn’t think she could read my blog on Julia Claire’s computer because “it’s just for ordering things! Her computer is only for ordering things!”
Well.
Apparently Julia Claire upgraded to an internet package where she can send email, read the blogs AND order things, because that email that I got from Julia Claire this afternoon?
It was actually from Martha.
MARTHA SENT AN EMAIL, Y’ALL.
I’m thinking of having some t-shirts made.
Maybe y’all could use Julia Claire’s computer to order them.
Anyway, as it turns out, Martha was able to sit down at Julia Claire’s computer today and read my blog for the first time, and I don’t think I can even begin to articulate how deeply – DEEPLY – I would love to have a videotape of this particular milestone, mainly because I want to see what Martha was wearing the first time she surfed the ‘net.
I mean, did she wear her lime green jacket from the Steinmart(s)? Or her light lime green jacket from the Steinmart(s)? Or maybe her dark lime green jacket from the Steinmart(s)? Or the lime green jacket from the Steinmart(s) that’s really more of a yellow but not a golden yellow, OH HEAVENS NO, because that would clash with her hair and besides she would have a terrible time finding a lipstick to wear with a golden yellow jacket that wouldn’t wash her out! It would wash her out!
There’s just not a bit of tellin’.
So since I love the internets, and since the internets love Martha, I thought I would share her email with you.
It is quite a treasure.
Maybe even a future family heirloom.
Dear BooMama,
Guess who’s just been reading your Blog — Your Mother-in-Law!!!
Now that I know how to do this, you better be very careful what you say. JUST JOKING!!!
It was fun, and I really enjoyed the Rocking Reception.
Give Alex a big hug and kiss for me.
Love,
“Martie”
Now y’all have to admit that’s pretty adorable.
And I still can’t get over the fact that she called me “BooMama.” I mean, it was only a year ago when she asked me if there was a “handle” people needed to know in order to find me on the internet, and now she’s writing EMAILS with my BLOG NAME in the salutation. I don’t believe I’ve ever witnessed such staggering technological progress.
Also: you have no idea how happy the exclamation points made me.
(Not one! Not two!! But three!!!)
(Three exclamation points!!!)
(It’s more fun! So much fun! Just more fun!)
(!!!)
So welcome to the blawg, Martha / “Martie.” Who knows? There may even be a guest post in your future.
Provided that we can come up with a real cute “handle” for you and all.
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