A date with myself

[vaneramos]

It all started because I needed to get a buzz at the barber. Brenda and Judy are getting married tomorrow, and five weeks of fuzz on my scalp won't do for this occasion.

I asked Sarah if she would mind watching my daughters this week to give me a couple free hours. Marian insists she is old enough to babysit her younger sister. That might be okay at home where they know the neighbours. But I'm not ready to leave them alone yet.

Anyway, when they found out who was coming to babysit, both girls were delighted. Then Sylvie offered to combine it with taking the girls to a movie for the evening.

What fun: five hours to myself! So what do I do, with less than $20 to spend on myself, and all my other friends working or out of town?

After my haircut, I did a photo tour of downtown Guelph. Then I headed to my favourite hangout, the Bookshelf, for chicken fingers, a pint of Strongbow Cider and a quiet table with my notebook and a new chrome Schaeffer fountain pen, a gift to myself on my Business Depot card since the old pen wore out. A serene interlude in a busy summer.

I picked the girls up at Stone Road Mall at 9 p.m. They had seen Spy Kids 3-D. While Marian and Brenna raved over a cameo appearance by Elijah Wood, Sylvie and Sarah rolled their eyes.

I think all five of us got our fair share of entertainment for the evening.

Comments

[peregrinus236.livejournal.com]

And that movie was filmed mostly in and around Austin -- just 2 degrees of separation? Connectivity at work. Glad everyone got some share of the pie.

you = sweet

[dubious-one.livejournal.com]

it's sweet how you don't want to leave those lovely girls alone. they seem very smart and mature, i'm sure that they are really starting to gain some since of independency.

ps: thank you so much for the post card. ;)

[jaique.livejournal.com]

Sounds nice.