How's this for an unexpected twist?
I probably should have bought a lottery ticket yesterday, too. Because clearly things were going in my favor.
A client called me out of the blue to talk about a deal I thought was dead. That was good.
I called my parents to see if they were up for watching the kids Saturday night so Wife and I could have a night:
Then things got great.
Mom called back and said, "We'd be happy to come over and keep the kids tomorrow night. Or you could drop them off over here before you go out and pick them up when you come for dinner on Sunday night."
I replied with something like, "Who the? What the? Uh...Uh...", which I guess is my way of saying, "Sweet merciful lord you can't be serious! Have you fallen and hit your head?"
And she said, "Just think about it. We'll be glad to do whatever."
Now instead of having a nice night out to ourselves we've got the night and all day tomorrow.
So, dear readers, what would you do with all that time?
We talked about going to dinner tonight and going to see Juno tomorrow. And over dinner last night, Wife looked around and said, "You know, we could paint the kitchen this weekend."
If the grandparents swooped in and took your kids away for 24 hours or so, what would you do?
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A client called me out of the blue to talk about a deal I thought was dead. That was good.
I called my parents to see if they were up for watching the kids Saturday night so Wife and I could have a night:
- Out of the house
- Together
Then things got great.
Mom called back and said, "We'd be happy to come over and keep the kids tomorrow night. Or you could drop them off over here before you go out and pick them up when you come for dinner on Sunday night."
I replied with something like, "Who the? What the? Uh...Uh...", which I guess is my way of saying, "Sweet merciful lord you can't be serious! Have you fallen and hit your head?"
And she said, "Just think about it. We'll be glad to do whatever."
Now instead of having a nice night out to ourselves we've got the night and all day tomorrow.
So, dear readers, what would you do with all that time?
We talked about going to dinner tonight and going to see Juno tomorrow. And over dinner last night, Wife looked around and said, "You know, we could paint the kitchen this weekend."
If the grandparents swooped in and took your kids away for 24 hours or so, what would you do?
Jump in with a comment. And keep it clean. This is a family blog.
posted by Leighton @ My Best Investments at
4:32 AM
5 Comments:
Oooo... I love these bonus moments! How's the weather? If it's nice, y'all can plan a walk in the woods somewhere...
I know she just got back from a "business trip", but would she be up for a B&B somewhere beautiful, but close?
Or how about a night in bed: order Chinese in, watch an oldie but goodie like "The Philadelphia Story" while snuggling. Next day go out for brunch and see a matinee movie.
Or, if you find that painting the kitchen would get you major love deposits, you could go get 3 CD's that she's been wanting and paint to the music of her choice. But I'd still go out for dinner. You'll be too exhausted to cook.
Whatever you decide, just enjoy that you have each other!
sleep. you can never have too much.
ignore the kitchen. the kids would just trash it when they came back.
just BE. these moments are few and far between (practically non-existent). don't blow it by actually, you know, working.
i am eaten up with jealousy.
enjoy!
Don'tyoudarepaintthatkitchen.
Sleep. Go sit in a coffee shop and drink coffee and read the paper. Go to the movie. Then see another movie. Go to dinner. Soak up the quiet.
But don'tyoudarepaintthatkitchen.
I second BooMama!
Of course, you could also take her to her favorite store and SHOP WITH HER.
Whatever you do, ENJOY!!!
Sadly, the first things that come to mind are Olive Garden and sleep. Wee. So romantic.
I honestly can barely comprehend such a gift. Enjoy every millisecond.
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