Over on the Other Side of the World

Today is Wednesday, so I must be in Estonia.
If you want to know why (and where), go here. For some fun pics and stories from the trip so far, go here.
In other news, how much does the newest version of Firefox rock??? If you’re not already using this ubercool OS (that means free, folks) browser, [...]

They Can SMELL Weakness

Children, I mean.
This week, both Girl1 and Girl2 are in a city-run camp that includes swimming lessons, crafts, activities, yada yada, yada. They don’t particularly like it, and it is a bit disorganized. It’s one of those “you get what you pay for” kind of daycamps and it was only $120.
So they are with friends [...]

Why Are ALL CHILDREN Bad at MY House?

You know, I love that glow of maternal pride you get when you pick your kid(s) up from a playdate, and the other parent says, “oh, she was no trouble; honestly, I hardly saw them the whole time!” or “she’s so polite!” or “she was so good!”. I only wish I could reciprocate.
Only I can’t. [...]