Looking Forward to the Weekend

I'm taking a long weekend, which means today is my Friday. I'll end my work day with a 9U baseball game, some scrapbooking, and a DVRed episode of Glee. Maybe some Final Fantasy 13, if I can outlast the rest of the family.

Of course, outlasting the family means staying up way too late, which means I may not be at my most charming when I take the dogs in for grooming at 8 a.m. Why did I think that was a good idea?

Oh, right.

The camper will need to be packed. Before I trot the oldest boy and myself off to the dentist.

Ick.

However, there is a silver lining in starting my day so dreadfully early! Waiting for the dogs to get beautified will give me plenty of time to sit at Tim Horton's with my laptop. (Sorry, Starbucks, but you've yet to make an appearance in this po-dunk town). While I'm enjoying a nice cup of tea - not a Chai Latte because they simply don't know how to do it right - I'll have time to work on my writing.

I just need to make sure I charge the laptop tonight so it's up to the task.

So, while it may be a boo for getting up early on a vacation day, it's a defintite "yay" for finding some free time to write!

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