As is his wont before an international or cruise type trip, my hubby has gone out and bought a camera - this time, a point and shoot dv camera. And our sons are already making movies - of the dogs, their stuffed animals, even their parents. It's frightening, kinda. Never really realized I had a double chin...sigh.

So even though we'll take it to Rome with us, it's really our kids' camera. They're the ones who will learn the most from it. And as my husband has been whispering to them since they've been in the womb, the chant arises...'hire Daddy first!'.