Wow, I feel very, very lucky after reading this thread. DH takes our son some time each weekend for 3-4 hours so I can go "do my thing". I usually go to the gym for an hour and then do a bit of shopping or take a book and sit in a cafe or by the lake and read.

But then, I do this for him as well- every Tuesday night he is out playing games with his friends, so we figure its only fair.

Once, DH even looked after DS all weekend so I could go visit a friend in Brisbane (spent the whole time missing them TERRIBLY!)