such sweet sorrow

Why do I have to leave for a week to relish every second with the boys? Why is it on this morning that I don't mind not being able to wake up because Andrew woke up early? Why do I have more patience and flexibility? Why do I have a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach at leaving them? I'm off for a cousin's reunion that is also a boat trip down the Colorado in the Grand Canyon. Back next Wed. Call Diana to support her through this solo effort.