The Manic Mommies hit the road, visiting Chicago for BlogHer, the massive conference and tradeshow for women bloggers. During our trip we had the pleasure of interviewing New York Times reporter and Motherlode blogger, Lisa Belkin about the next generation of parents, equally shared parenting and the myth of "balance." We also heard American Idol alumnae Brooke White as she performed songs from her new album, High Hopes & Heartbreaks.

Our resident pediatrician Dr. Rob makes a house call to our studio this week (otherwise known as Kristin's kitchen) to answer our listeners' questions. We talk about everything from kids with cross eyes to tween anxiety and the role of probiotics. We also learn how Dr. Rob sets limits on screen time in his own home. But first a funny tale of a summer weekend that both starts—and ends—with weiners.

Erin is off for her girls-only weekend on the Vineyard while Kristin's home hosting her son's birthday party. We also welcome back Heather Snavely from Microsoft & Xbox who helps with our first Escape related announcement (they are sponsoring our "sing-a-long" night at the Escape), gives us a video-game update, and talks about how her daughter can bring her back to Earth after a week rubbing elbows with celebrities.

We've made it through the first week of "summer!" In this short show, we catch up on how it went – one week of rain derailed most of Erin's "Camp Mommy" plans while Kristin's kids came home waterlogged from day camp. The weather has got to get better now that July is here... right?