The wife and kids are gone . . .

. . . and boy, is it quiet around here! Shan and the little ones are seeing my folks right now and I stayed behind, with weekend Masses and a wedding to tend to.

These trips-without-Dad are always bittersweet for Dad himself. I love that my parents are enjoying my children (and vice versa), that my wife is getting some "time off", that I can do whatever I feel like doing (like watch a complete season of a show on DVD in about 48 hours : ) . . . but I sure miss them by about Day 3. Not there yet, but talk to me on Sunday!