Michael attended Startupriot in Atlanta to pitch his new company.* Ellie and I went along to practice our Travel Skills and visit my folks for a couple days. This trip was double our Experimental Overnight to Biloxi for Free Cone Day: twice as far, two nights, one night without Michael at bedtime – which we’ve done before but not in a “strange” place. The trip went smoothly, with one exception: a significant unwillingness on the part of the aforementioned baby to nap. I finally got her to sleep and just left her on my lap. Luckily, I could reach the strap of my knitting bag with my toe and my laptop was already in the bed.

My folks have the wi-fi. And I love them for it.

I was satisfied with this arrangement until I finished both the legs and realized that my pattern was downstairs on the kitchen table. I desperately wanted to call my Mom from my cell phone to get her to bring it to me, but I was afraid that would rouse the kid. My Darling Sister Favor of the Day had been used when I texted her to call Mom to tell her why I never came back from putting Ellie to sleep. So I resigned myself to reading blogs until the nap was over. Progress reached a standstill until the next morning.

Those are Gracie’s feet.

I didn’t get a whole lot done in the car due to the ban on front seat knitting, so I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life aloud instead. When Ellie was awake, I sat in the back to entertain her and knit a little when no one was looking.

In an effort to get this Napping Situation under control, the new strategy is a loose schedule (she IS only three months old) coupled with a napping routine that is similar to the bedtime one. I won’t jinx our progress by telling you how well it is going – but the fact that I am blogging should be a hint.

*He says to tell you if any of you are interested in investing in a early-stage technology company, to send an email for more information to: michael@divvs.com