Apps is short for application. It took me awhile to figure that out.

So here’s something I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while until I forget about it because I start thinking about how I really want a pair of gold sandals for the summer and wonder where I can find a cute pair and then spend the next hour searching “Gold Sandals” at Nordstrom and Piperlime.

iPhone apps.

And I realize this may seem like a lame post but my hope is we’ll all walk away with some knowledge and knowledge is good. I saw that on Animal House.

My hope is also that I can write this and go to bed because I’m chaperoning a third grade field trip tomorrow and you know what you need before you herd around twenty third graders? Sleep. And lots of it.

And maybe a Xanax.

Here are five apps I really like right now:

1. Draw Something

My friend Debbi told me about this and it seems like the rest of the world already knew about it long before I did. It’s kind of like Pictionary and it’s completely addicting.

The only problem is sometimes you’ll draw a clue that’s supposed to be two stick figures pulling on opposite ends of a rope in the hopes your playing partner will guess the word “tug”. And instead they will guess the word “gax”.

I don’t understand it.

But I may be partially to blame since my rope looked more like a ladder and everyone knows about that hilarious game called gax where two people pull on a ladder.

2. Red Stamp

This is another favorite. You can make all kinds of pretty cards and then text them or email them to people.

Kind of like this.

 

It’s very fancy.

3. Temple Run

My niece Sarah introduced Caroline to this game while we were on Spring Break and I’ll admit that I’ve become a little obsessed with it. It’s basically just a guy running for his life through a jungle, but he has to jump and slide and turn sharp corners while collecting coins.

Just like I imagine things would be if I were running for my life through a real jungle.

4. Cozi

Okay. Admittedly, I don’t use this app as much as I should if I wanted to be super organized. But I love the idea of it.

It’s a family organizer and you can color code each member of your family and send them all email reminders about upcoming appointments, soccer practices, etc.

And it emails you each week with reminders about your upcoming week.

Which is much more efficient than my current system of “Oh dang. I totally forgot the third grade field trip is tomorrow.”

5. Someecards

Oh. These have added so much joy to my life.

Especially this one that Gulley put on her Facebook page the other day.

And there are so many more. Plus, you can create your own and then text them, email them, jedi mind trick them to your friends.

So those are five apps I’m a fan of these days. What am I missing? Any apps that you love?