Dancing is in my blood. Yoshi decides that the kids need to learn how to dance properly(?). So she starts teaching them “The Floss”. Not to be outdone by her, I decide to show the kids how to do the Floss correctly. As I start to get into the groove, Vian runs over and turns the light off, just as Yoshi remarks “Yeah, nobody needs to see that”. Tough crowd!

There are two things I look for whenever I check out an Opensource project or library that I want to use. Screenshots (A picture is worth a thousand words). Examples (Don’t tell me what to do, show me how to do it). Having a fully working example (or many examples) helps me shape my thought process. Here are a few projects that are excellent examples of this....

Vian: Amma, the roomba is not cleaning anything. Yoshi: Let me check. She finds lego pieces and strings blocking the Roomba wheels. Yoshi: Thank you, Vian. You’re right it wasn’t picking up anything. Me: Vian, did you just tattle on Roomba to your mother?

Sempi is a big fan of Leonardo Da Vinci. Ever since we got back from Italy he’s been talking about the various inventions of Leonardo. Earlier today he was playing in the park after school. Apparently, he fell down from the monkey bars trying to do something brave. Yoshi took him to the ER and the doctors announced he has a small fracture and put his arm in a sling....

When we were in Italy, we visited the Ufizzi museum and saw a lot of old world statues. There was one statue of a warrior holding a shield in his hand. I told the kids that it is Captain Italy who happens to be the cousin of Captain America. Obviously, neither of them believed me and Sempi groaned at my lame joke. Recently Vian started potty training. He’s proud of wearing his underwear and strikes a pose every now and then....