A Little ‘Me’ Time

David and our oldest son, Brennan, have been talking about ‘bagging a peak’ for a few weeks. Brennan flew out from Richmond last week, and the two guys headed to Death Valley National Park to hike up to Telescope Peak, Death Valley’s high point. It was a father-son excursion, and I was left behind in Las Vegas. Oh, my… whatever will I do with 2-1/2 days of ‘me’ time? Let me start the list!First, the things I won’t do… cooking, laundry, cleaning. Don’t get me wrong. David does his share of house and yard chores and lots more. But for me, a couple of days of not preparing meals and not doing any chores at all, and just doing exactly what I wanted seemed like heaven. Oh, the things I could do.The guys didn’t leave until nearly noon. I had lunch, wrote a blog, did a half-hour of Duolingo (I’m taking a German course in preparation for our trip in November), and by then, most of the day was shot. I ended up making a list of all the things I’d do for the next couple of days. It was…