How Many More Sleeps?

Brian is in Scotland for a week or so, visiting relatives and gearing up for his Gran's 100th birthday party on Saturday...and since it would cost close to $10,000 for all six of us to fly over, and we do not have that kind of cash just sitting around, that means I am home alone with four children on summer vacation.

It's only been two days since Brian left, but I know the kids are missing him (so am I, for the record), as can be witnessed from the following exchange...

Emma: "Is Daddy coming home today?"

Me: "No, honey, not today."

Emma: "What is the name of today?"

Me: "Um, Wednesday."

Emma: "Is Daddy coming home on a day called Wednesday?"

Me: "No, Emma, Daddy won't be home today. It'll be at least 5 more days before he comes home."

The big sigh that comes from her little mouth says it all...

What Every Dad Wants To Hear From His Daughter...

Last night after dinner, Avery was playing a game on Brian's laptop, when for some reason, it stopped working. She called out, asking for help. Brian headed down the hall to the living room, and as he got to the entrance to the room, he heard words that melted his heart:

"The hero that set me up is coming to fix it."

I admit to getting a little teary-eyed myself....

Cue Bette Midler...