Thank you, Michelle. :-) He just left about 45 minutes ago and I sent him a text that said: 'have a safe trip' and 'I love you'. He texted back: "I miss you all already".
It was a peaceful, relaxing weekend (in as much is possible with 4 kids. lol). Last night, after the birthday party and him putting the kids to bed, we sat on the sofa watching HGTV or the Food Network, tinkering around on our "matching laptops". My son's girlfriend came in and said "how cute" we looked on our "matching laptops". Today, we took the kids to the movies before he left. This weekend reminded me of the things I really miss: the "normal" togetherness...laying around watching tv, playing with the kids, having friends over for dinner, etc.
