Sunday: well then

Ben left on a long work trip at noon today.  The morning was pretty nice - we did some work, played a game, and lazed around a bit.

He left, and the Sunday continued on as normal.

After dinner though, was a different story.  Oh, the tears.

Of course, Ben is gone.  This always seems to happen when Ben is gone.  Although there are a few other factors, such as a rock climbing competition coupled with a big math test that also seem to happen on these emotional weekends.  So while I could say that Ben is the calming influence in the family, and he no doubt is, I'm not convinced his being gone is the sole reason we're all a bit off.

As people slowly go to bed though, we all seem to be doing ok.  Joshua always bounces back quickly.  Isaac took a homework break earlier than I was hoping, but it ended up being the right choice for him.  He brought me a math challenge and I was able to solve it, so that was a relief.  We also talked about inverse sines and inverse cosines.  I probably didn't do as much grading as I should have, but I'm working away at it.  We're getting close to the end of the semester and I continue to write the same feedback that no one reads every time, so I don't feel as though I need to be quite as on top of grading.

Now, the big question: do I let the cats sleep with me tonight?  Sometimes they sleep with me well, and sometimes they don't.  When Ben is home they aren't allowed in the bedroom at night because they love him too much.