Being Busy Takes Up All My Time

• Last Saturday, we took Hayden to see Madagascar. In a theater. His fourth movie in a theater. He was fairly interested. Okay, to be honest, he was all about the popcorn and the Skittles we bought to keep him quiet. It didn't quite work out as planned since he hummed through the whole movie while shoving unhealthy "food" in his mouth.
• That night, we took him to Julian for some simulated camping. We stayed at Neil's parents' house and set the tent up outside. We had veggie dogs and s'mores and there was a lot of playing with flashlights. Hayden squirms like you wouldn't believe when he sleeps anywhere besides his own bed. The sound of his nylon sleeping bag rubbing endlessly against the nylon tent floor kept us (and the dog) awake the entire night. But, he had a great time and when we got home, we all slept a few hours.
• Hayden and I went swimming with my friend Darcy and her daughter, Hayden's best friend Ali. Their neighbors have an awesome pool and we had a great time.
• Neil was off on Thursday, and we all went to the pool at the club house in our neighborhood. It has been like 100 degrees every day this week, so the pool is my first thought every morning.
• That night, we went to the drive-in and saw Willy Wonka. Hayden fell asleep an hour into the movie, but we still had a good time.
• Yesterday, I went to work for about an hour, then my Mom and I took Hayden to the beach.
• This morning is Ali's birthday party.
• Tomorrow is Neil's day off and then he leaves for a week for work.
• Friday, Neil comes home, but I am going to Street Scene and he is playing in a charity golf tournament.

Neil and I did plan a short trip next month for our anniversary. We're flying to Vegas and staying for three nights at the Wynn. We're going to try to do a resort vacation during the day, and then the drunken casino thing at night only. We'll see how that works out.