Last night

We went out to Red Robin with Sarahlynn, Paul, and Ellie last night for dinner. Since all of the adults at the table are doing the South Beach Diet, we all got our meals served to us "protein style," each wrapped in enough lettuce to create several salads. Except for me who had the Chili Chili burger. Just in case you are wondering - there are a number of burgers that work protein style - the chili burger is not one of them.

After dinner I took Oliver home, and my wife went with them to pick up the other car. Oliver got tired, so I got him ready and put him to bed. There were a few tears, but all in all it was okay. I put him in bed and went downstairs.

I had some time to kill before I went to bed. I didn't feel like reading or watching TV. I played around on MySpace for a while and checked my email. I was waiting for my wife to get home so I could go for a run, but when that didn't look like it was in the cards, I got ready for bed and was down by 10:00. In review there were a couple of things that I could have done whether it was dishes or miniature painting, but going to bed early also works.

When I got in bed, Oliver woke up a bit. I got him some water and held him for a bit and he drifted back to sleep. Later that night, my wife came home and joined us. I'm starting to feel more comfortable about next week. Besides, it's only for a few days. That much I can handle. I think.