creed, I don't think i could have handle that a good as you. I would have broken down. Did she let you know where she was going, how to contact her in case son needed her. She may have needed to get away so she can think. I have been know to leave work early when it is slow. And take the day for me. Not going home until late in the evening because I have to think and write my feeling down. Mybe she needed to be alone to do some soul seaching.
I hope she wil be back soon. Keep posting your thoughts and feeling (if not here in a notebook)to help clear your thinking. So when she does get back you can have a clam reuion.