Tonight is the beginning of nice little stretch of free time for me. I’ve been looking forward to it all week – maybe it’s the only thing that got me through.

The kids went with their father for dinner, and I don’t have to drive anyone anywhere. I just finished eating my dinner in the family room (a no-no when the kids are home), and I changed into some comfy sweats because I actually had time to walk upstairs and find some.

Tomorrow night, the kids will be gone again, this time to spend the whole weekend with their dad. He’ll take them to school Monday morning, and he wants dinner again on Monday night, too, claiming that’s his only night in town.

Okay by me… I’m tired. Dog tired.

This weekend, I hope to get some shots of the local scenery posted here, along with some more serious writing.