Yup, I've been gone

The kids, however, missed me not at all. I'm always happy/sad by this: shouldn't they be moping and wailing and missing their mom? On the other hand, of course, I'm glad to have such well-grounded, confident kids that don't need me every second. And it's great for the dad in this house, who had three solid "on" days.

But a few tears would have been nice.