Simon is hilarious. He's become a total fireman maven. Today he told me earnestly that his hose sprayed only foam because foam is far better at putting out car fires. Or something like that. He went on and on. Cute. He went to sleep last night clutching a small hose, and has decided that his new bed (a junior loft bed, as shown in www.anachronisticmom.com site, in the Shopping/kidfurnishings section), is actuallya fire truck. He has stolen the hose off of my automatic hose winder-upper (technical term) and has it rolled up and tucked into the side of his bed so that you can see it from the outside. This, so he tells me, is because it's a pumper. Here's something that I'm taking out of the welcome page of the website. Actually, I just spoke with my mother, who told me (after looking at the site) that I've named it wrong. "You should have named it PontificatingMom," she said. Mea culpa. Can I help it if my internal monologue is obnoxious? We'll see. I explained that I'm embarking on a "write first, think later" approach, much like the current administration's defense policies. Action! And to heck with the results. Of course I only have a website, and Bush has an entire country...Speaking of which, I am really enjoying Bush in 30 seconds. It's a set of ads in a contest sponsored by Moveon.org. This is so cool. It's the grassroots left tapping into smart, funny, creative people. Hey! Our strengths. What a great idea. Folks, if you haven't sent Moveon.org $, please consider doing so. We just went to Southern Californiaon the most inane road trip I've ever taken. We went because were getting our floor refinished and needed to get away from the fumes. (hint: not a great reason). Couldn't go to Mexico because our passports are outdated (I kid you not) Drove about 3.5 days, relaxed for 2. What's wrong with this picture? Kate, repeat after me: spontaneity in family vacations is overrated. Seriously, we are the family vacation planning trainwreck poster family.