One thing the Enginerd and Wife hardly ever do is spend time together away from the kids. With five kids, we lead fairly busy lives, and trust me - nobody wants to babysit five kids! So, most of our relaxing/recharging time is spent away from the children, but away from each other as well, since one of us always has to stay home with them!

That's why I'm SO EXCITED that we're leaving town for a night, all by ourselves! The Man is heading out of town for some training one day this week, and I'm going with him! We're only going to have a few hours together, but long enough to have a nice dinner somewhere (Melting Pot, I'm thinking?) and then we'll spend the night together in a hotel room ALONE. He's going to be in training all the next day, which will give me some time to relax and watch TV and then go shopping somewhere in a new place, all by myself.

Doesn't that sound heavenly? Twenty-four hours where I'm not wiping noses or bottoms! (Uh, except my own?)