I want to keep MSN Messenger

With the merger on March 15th of MSN and Skype, what do people like myself who DO NOT want Skype but wish to keep our good ole' relible MSN Messenger do?  As a "baby boomer" I have certain things that I think that should be left SIMPLE.  I know that technology has come a long way, but, if you ask a log of my age group, "new & improved" is NOT always better.  I don't own an Ipad, or a "smart" phone and have no intentions of doing so.  I just want to be able to talk to my grandchilden through messenger after school.  Microsoft has already forced me to go from my good old reliable Windows XP to 7 (which by the way, still doesn't have all the "bugs" worked out of it) and now they are going to end up forcing all of us to go to Windows 8 eventually.  Can we not just keep one small thing simple and have the option to stay with MSN Messenger?  PLEASE!