Josh and I are going to spend the night in Mendocino tomrrow while his mom watches Ben. It will be my first night away from him and while I am terribly excited at the prospect of sleeping in, I am already certain that I will miss him terribly. Kids are hard and society doesn't prepare people adequately for the challenges of parenthood. And while I often gripe about these travails, it is the moments that are special that I keep to myself. Partly because I like to think those are mine, Ben and Josh's alone and partly because, let's face it, happy and sweet make for some boring writing.We are a terribly lucky family. While we are not rich in some things, we are wealthy in the most important ways. And yes, I had a margarita at dinner tonight.