A mere half-hour ago, I was arguing with a five-year-old over why it is not a good idea to make an aquarium out of her toy shopping cart while trying to convince a one-year-old to drink milk out of a sippy cup when she wants the bottle.

At this moment, I am riding in a limousine driven by a fellow in a black suit¹, writing a blog post on my kickass laptop with EV-DO broadband access. I’m headed for a weeklong business trip in our nation’s capitol, and I will not be checking any luggage, thank you very much.

I will miss all three of my girls, though, so the other night I bought a webcam so that I’ll be able to Skype them with video during the week. Everyone send your positive vibes Jennifer’s way; she will probably need them.

¹ I on the other hand am wearing a t-shirt and gym shorts. It’s frigging hot.