So, here are my Five Things for today.  With it being a full 24 hours since I last saw the kids, I've discovered five things that I've enjoyed doing thus far.

• Shopping for sunglasses is a breeze without the usual suspects trying on every pair and dropping them off of racks.
• Scrabble actually can be played in an orderly fashion on the kitchen table without little hands running over to scatter the lettered squares.
• Eating chips and salsa for dinner really is quite enjoyable!
• Saying "that sucks" out loud without looking over your shoulder feels mighty good!
• It's no big deal if you're husband is making all kinds of noise with the slushie maker at 10 o'clock at night fixing up some alcoholic concoctions.