A casual lunch outing with the girls ended up looking like a terrible, tragic knife fight as I returned covered in ketchup and chocolate ice cream stains from head to toe. The baby has discovered the concept of dipping foods into other foods at the same time as she’s discovered sharing. Thus, I was required to sample such wondrous concotions as carrot sticks dipped in ketchup and “sugar packet with ranch dressing.” Mmm…you just don’t know what you’re missing there. But the important thing is that we managed to get out of the house and have a passably good time for about the first time in a week. Slowly,slowly I am beginning to regain my sanity…