A Sleepover

Tonight the girl child is going to sleep over at a girlfriend's house for the first time since we've been here. I'm glad she's making friends. I think the boy child and I will watch The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe on tv. Tomorrow the kids' dad will be here, and will take them...where ever all day. I told him I have plans from after lunch until after dinner, so I wouldn't be at the house. The first time he came, back in Nov, he picked them up at 3:00, after not having seen them for two weeks. I figured he'd have PLANNED something for them all together for the evening, so I made plans of my own. I was sitting down to dinner when my cell rang, and he said, "We're back. Where are you?"

"Back where?!?" I asked.

"Back at your place. We don't have anything to do."

I said, "Well, I'm sitting down to dinner."

"We already ate."

"How nice for you, but I haven't, as I said."

"What should we do, then?"

"I don't know, Bob. They're your kids, too. Figure something out."

"I don't have any ideas. There's nothing to do here."

"How about taking them to Burger King. JT can play on the playground, and you can talk to AJ."

"Okay."

But could I then sit there and leisurely enjoy my dinner? Not really.

So this time, I made sure he knows I have made plans for myself, and he's going to have to figure out how the three of them will entertain themselves together for about 8 hours. Yeah--8 hours straight. Imagine that.

And this time, I'm not giving hints.

P.S. I loved this picture; it's from PW.