3.5 hours

Yesterday I spent 3.5 hours by myself, and I was really looking forward to it. In the morning Lionel went to play tennis with Jamie, Raj, and another old friend of his, which left me in charge of taking the girls to French, swim and tennis lessons. But in the afternoon he took them to a birthday party, so I had a full 3.5 hours by myself. Since I am completely unable to spend an entire afternoon without doing anything productive, I took the dog for a long walk and then washed some plastic dishes that can't go in the dishwasher. But after that I sat on the couch to read, read, and read some more until Lionel and the girls came back home. I really needed the quiet time. I needed it a lot.