Trip, then home, in bullets

• We were at a conference to figure out what to do with ourselves next year
• Your guess is as good as ours
• But we went up and talked to people, so we are proud of ourselves
• Ollie allowed all this to happen, by alternately sleeping in the ergo and being charming
• For eight hours
• In a row
• He did great on the flights, too
• Except for that one
• The murmur of "it's his ears" went up and down the plane like lightning
• It was not his ears
• Not to mention the wardrobe malfunction
• I started muttering not very quiet threats about the next person to say "ears"
• This was less of a security problem than Aaron
• Who did not bring his photo ID to the correct city, at least not on the correct day
• This designated him a "selectee" and required extra testing of all his stuff
• Then they went through the rest of our stuff extra because I had baby food stashed everywhere
• It was not actually a big deal and added maybe five minutes
• If you are not flying out of the Ithaca airport your mileage may vary
• But if your ID is really weighing you down and you need to jettison something, I won't judge
• Anyway
• We really liked Kansas City
• Except for the airport, which was bleak
• Except for that one security guard, who managed to be friendly, helpful, and chatty, all the while maintaining the demeanor required during the Changing of the Guard
• We are home now
• And we now have a baby with clapping action, as seen on YouTube: