Night on the Town

Last night I got a break from everyday life. My good friend was in town (okay well about 10 towns away but still close enough) for a conference. DH agreed to let me meet him at work and swap the kids for an empty car.



So I headed up to meet her in silence. Actually, I chatted on the phone part of the time. When I got close I realized that I had forgotten to ask DH for some cash. It's not that I don't have access to money. It's just that I don't generally keep any cash on me. When I had arrived at DH's work he was taking a call. So he continued to talk and I mouthed goodbye. So anyway, downtown is a pay to park type of place and I had no cash except some Cheerio covered change from the bottom of my purse. Fortunately my friend said she had some cash.



We arrive at the restaurant and go to pay and see this really archaic looking money taker. You would just fold the bills up and put it in the rusted out holder. Hmm... friend had a twenty. She went in to break it in the restaurant. By the time she made it out I was down to 3 pennies because a clean cut looking guy came up and said he had missed dinner at the homeless shelter.

We had a great dinner. My friend ordered something new at PF Chang's and it was heavenly. It may just beat out my two favorites, beef a la sichuan and lemon pepper shrimp. It was some walnut somethingrather shrimp with melon balls. Talk about tasty!

It was so great to get out and down 3 or 4 Diet Cokes (okay, probably 4), eat great food, and have nice conversation all sans little ones spilling drinks.

And now to reflect on the rest of the day. D had therapy. I told his therapist that I was starting to feel more comfy with figuring things out. He surprised me and said I was doing great and he wished I could be a peer parent. What the heck? I told him we are just trying to survive as the happiness of our entire family is on the line here. I don't think we are doing the world's greatest job. We're definitely learning along the way. Dang, if I think our family is messed up right now then what in the world is going on with all of these other families in similar circumstances? It doesn't say much for the world. Maybe he just knew I needed a boost to have the courage to keep it up.

The kids had good violin lessons. T has finally matured enough that he needs 30 minute lessons starting this summer. She also said it would be a good time to start the other two if I wanted because her schedule is freed up a bit. While this is great it's also more $$$. So we have to think on it. Luckily we do own violins in each kid's size. M made it through her piece but still had crazy bowings.

M is at work with dad for today. It's take your daughter to work day and she is finally old enough to go. She was pretty excited. Of course he has meetings this afternoon and she requested to be back at school by 12:45 so she could finish her art project. What a little turkey!

Oh, I think I might do a 5k this weekend. There is one that is a race that benefits something to do with the blind. DH found the race for me because I have gotten so I can run 3 slow miles. It's the perfect race for me because I always worry that I will be last. It's not so much being humiliated (okay a little of that too as I am still too prideful) from being slow. It's more that I don't really want to have the cop on my tail as he keeps me safe, someone getting rid of arrows, and lastly, someone announcing for people (who finished and ready to go home) to cheer me on as I finish. The great thing about this race is that well, a bunch of sighted and blind people will be doing it. Most likely I won't be last. For heavens sake it is so much more of an accomplishment to finish a race when you can't see. And well, if I am last, not everyone will even know what I look like. So I think I am going to do it. The nice thing is that part of it is run through professional gardens full of tulips. Yippee!

Positive Note- Only a little snow came down this morning and it wasn't enough to even stick to the ground.