Time out...not really!!!

After last weekend's party, and a busy week, I arranged with Tim to have a night out on my own....except it didn't work out that way. First I had to go pick up Sammy's antibiotics, as a visit to the doctor confirms burgeoning infections in both ears. Then I tried to visit the toy store for a present for Sam's cousin Clark, and the yarn store for yarn to knit Tim a hat. Both were closed (early, but who can blame 'em?) Then, on to the grocery store to pick up supplies for Thanksgiving and tons of fruitless searching around the store to confirm that Safeway does not sell grated, UNsweetened coconut. Then a trip to the newly opened REI next door to suss it out for gifts & such. Then a trip to Barnes & Noble for a new date book as the appointments for 2008 seem to be racking up already. Then home, where finally, I was able to treat myself to a 20 minute walk, right from the car. When I came inside, Tim came downstairs with Thom, who was not sleeping due to an unusually late nap. Tim hands over Thom. Both are gleeful about it. We feed Thom (correction: allow Thom to play with) a piece of birthday cake and sing him Happy Birthday, then I take him up to bed, where he is persuaded to fall asleep with extreme difficulty. The whole night has been pretty bumpy--that's what I get for disrupting his routine. Gah!