I am so old

I sent a text message. And received one. My 17yo babysitter showed me how. I guess I thought you had to have a fancier phone to type words. What do I know? I'm old. I was working before she was even born. Anyway, I bumped into her mom when I was at the YMCA a week ago, and asked her when to try to call for babysitting gigs. Seems like if I wait until the teens are home from school then it's 4-5pm and the last thing I can do is organize my calendar and make calls. That is when I police little boys. At least two of them, sometimes more. Then I forget. I called one girl at about 10:01pm and her father refused to give her the phone. She gave me her cell number and apologized. He was probably already in bed. The time that I'm thinking of babysitters is usually when Bug is napping, or when they're both in school, MWF mornings. And babysitters are in school. So sometimes I call and leave a message. I figure they'll check their messages as soon as school is out. Well, according to my babysitter's mom, I should text her. She says her daughter is so good at texting that she can reach in her purse and type without looking. During school of course. I used to teach. The kids were a lot younger, and cell phones weren't even popular yet, but I still know that that is a big No No for teachers. But, I did it. And she responded. And I have a babystiter. And I feel cool.