November 24, 2013

• Can you keep a secret?

  The kids are with their dad this weekend. It should mean that I get the weekend off from parenting, but I volunteer for the high school debate team, so that means that from November I spend ALL my Saturdays from November through March driving a van of high school kids to high school debate tournaments and judging debate rounds all day.

  I had other things to do today - my husband's family had a big gathering today - an early Thanksgiving. My bookclub met tonight. My tango group had an event. But i gave my regrets to all of those people because of debate. My kids and debate come first.

  So last night I cleaned my house (my property owner is coming by on Sunday) and went to bed early. I got up at 5 and picked the kids up at their dad's and drove to the high school. The debate coach was surprised to see me because he told me that I had the day off - he had fewer kids this weekend this usual and didn't need me. So I drove home and went back to bed. I got up and ate a pot pie and watched Turner Classic Movies (an adorable comedy). Then I went to a movie downtown (Twelve Years a Slave) and came home to nap. I got up to each nachos and watch Netflix. I don't ever do this. I really needed to do this.

  Don't tell anyone I was home today, ok? Sleep! Junk food! The house to myself!

  I'm going to put on a record and finish this bottle of wine and go to bed in my clean house and wake up in my clean house and feel well rested and indulged and relaxed for the first time in a long while.

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