what was i thinking??

i was talking with a friend of mine the other night, and told her i was ready to have a kid, didn't matter if i had the woman or not (not saying it wouldn't be nice though!!). now, after spending the entire day, which started at 6:30am, with my young charge, i think i need to reconside. it's the old pearl of wisdom that says you don't realize how hard it is until you have to it yourself. i'm not talking so much about being part of a two person team (which i'm sure is very too), but being a single person, a single parent. there is no break - you have those few hours at night before you go to bed, but that's it. what i'm trying to say is kudos to the single parent - my hat is off to you - i'm exhausted after one day. . . oh man, i've got two more to do. . . :)

went on a great adventure today with my little buddy - we went geocaching, which is a scavenger hunt of sorts using a handheld gps, and it takes to you to cool little spots you would otherwise not know about. today we headed out to marin to alpine lake and hiked up the cataract trail, which had great little waterfalls and pools, and a serious view. it was a 3 mile roundtrip hike - the uphill part was first, thank god, and we had a pretty good time.

the rest of the day consited of being lazy, which was great for both of us. now is my quiet time - got invited celebrate with a friend who just finished taking the bar exam and wanted me to come out, but alas, i can not - damn these temporary replacement single parent duties!!