Newstyle sibling communication

The kids have discovered windows instant messenger, and on the first day of the school holidays spent a good couple of hours talking to each other from their separate bedrooms. They established a system of codes and call signs (christopher is fox leader, catherine is wolf cub). Code red means "come here", code yellow is "wait" etc. I haven't yet discovered which code means "Be careful! Mum is in the room and can hear us". They also play games and share video clips with each other.

If you know Christopher, you'll realise how lovely it is when he finds a new way to communicate, and a new activity that keeps him busy for hours on end. So - seeing as we're not going anywhere special these holidays - the kids each got their own webcam to add to the experience. Christopher has already used his webcam to create little video greetings - much much faster than typing with a switch! Catherine has been using hers to take countless creative photos of herself (sample above). I think it's a good investment all 'round.