The good news is that my adrenals have recovered from the stressful day at Seven Peaks last week when I had to coordinate four things at once, including a five hour trip for my son to get to southern Utah by 8 AM the next day. Visions of me having to drive him there during the night filled my head. All of this was going on in the stressful environment of high heat, water everywhere but not much to drink due to fascist water park policies, and tracking down a son, Mr. Towhead Boy, who took off his life vest. This was after I ran into my aunt who told me a story about a little girl who almost drowned the previous week in the wave pool because she didn’t have a life vest.

The bad news is that my cell phone has not revived from its brief immersion in water  when I took a break from planning to actually relax and have fun with my little girl on the Lazy River.

The good news is that I get to get a new phone! So….what do you all recommend? I’ve been using a non smartphone. Shall I stick with T-mobile and get a non smartphone that is ugly?The phone I had was really cute but it’s not available any more. Right now we are paying $90 a month for 2 phones, unlimited talk and text. Changing to a smartphone means adding $20 to $40 a more for storing data. Is there a better plan out there for 2 smartphones? Is there a way to get a used iPhone and really cheap service somewhere? Do I really want a smartphone? Would it make me even more tuned in to electronic distractions instead of my children? I really love the convenience of being able to call or text people wherever I go. I like having a little camera and mp3 player too wrapped up with my phone, but maybe I don’t want to pay for smartphone capabilities. What do you all recommend?