I haven't been away from the kids by myself in I don't know how long. All of last week, I was knocked out by god knows what horrible malady. (lupus? a cold? one never knows...)So, I was either in bed or tending to the blue eyed devils. Laying in bed, even though, most of the time I was alone, does not count for alone time. It's not productive and empowering and invigorating. It is miserable. I was miserable.

So, this morning, I was elated to not feel like total shit. Hadley had an animal camp and Finn has preschool so both would be gone from 8-12. I was beyond excited.

This is what I did after releasing my children to others:

1. leisurely read the paper while eating a favorite cereal

2. got dressed and headed to a 9:30 yoga class

3. drove the whole way there in silence

4. got my ass kicked by my class because I hadn't been in a week.

5. drove home in silence again, guzzling water and feeling fresh and new, yet terribly stinky.

6. took a leisurely shower with this CD on, then lay in bed for 45 minutes reading before having to pick up H&F.

7. on the way to pick them up, I packed a little lunch for myself. It's a 20 minute drive to Hadley's camp. It was havarti and avocado on wheat bread. I also ate a mass amount of raspberries. Is there a more perfect fruit?

8. I listened to a really good interview with Ryan Lizza about Obama on Fresh Air on NPR the whole way too. An interesting take on Obama and listen to the very end because he discusses the recent, controversial cover of the New Yorker.

Back to the grind. Unfortunately, my energy starts to wane mid day so I'm on a downward spiral and trying to remain positive and patient. Blargh. Does anyone else have a REALLY hard time with kids and summer? All of the unscheduled free time just spells trouble....

We just lowered the price on the Seattle house AGAIN. I'm so over it. It's been six months.A little while longer and we're going to rent it and then rent here. Deep breath. Surprisingly though, through all of this house drama, I am really very happy.

Speaking of happy, that reminds me, season 4 of Weeds? Are you kidding me? SHEER BRILLIANCE. Two words: Mel Brooks. And Justin Kirk (uncle Andy) has totally stepped up his game. It's cool to see him grow as an actor and a character throughout the seasons. He rules.