@maves Good for you!
When my kids were in daycare, my husband and I would take the afternoon off and have a afternoon date. We would go to the theater with food and beer and watch a movie. I always felt a little guilty picking the kids up after.
@1stjohn0666 My husband and I are probably more like you in regard to how close we are to our families. I expect to travel to my dad and FIL/MIL every other year. Generally I make these partially working trips so I don’t have to take a ton of time off. This hasn’t been perfect, after having our...