NYR 1-25-14

Mac's attending a paintball birthday party today. It's his first time doing paintball (do you "do" paintball?  Or "play" paintball.  Or "go" paintballing?) However you call it, he's doing it and I hope he doesn't get hurt.

The best part of the party is that Jimmy and I have allllll day by ourselves without paying for babysitting!  We dropped him off at our friends' apartment at 10:30 before they started the pick-up of the other children.  The paintball place is an hour or so away so by the time they get there, play, drive back, and have pizza and cake, they're going to drop him off at our apartment no earlier than 6:45. 

Thus far, Jimmy and I have clothes and Container Store shopped and eaten sushi, activities that normally incite incessant whining when Mac's with us.  Jimmy's catching up on Klondike since he missed the final episode because of his work trip, and I'm going to walk down to Macy's to return some jeans. It's glorious.

For free babysitting in the form of birthday parties, I am truly thankful today.