I am on my way to the US for a business trip. Upon announcing to the troops today in the flat, "okay I'm leaving now," Carys bounced (or should I say skipped, as she does) into the room handing me the sketch below as a little going away gift. Looks like a sunset, tree and birds. There are two faces in the sky, no doubt Carys and me together somewhere.

I don't feel like a very good parent these days. In addition to being tired ~ and I know you're all saying that I'm always tired ~ the kids are at an age where their pushing my buttons regularly. Often my response isn't WJWD. Meanwhile, my flight is leaving 2.5+ hours late. We've boarded and are waiting at the gate now to depart. Cathay had to change planes twice. The second plane came from London and had "extra security checks" according to the pilot. I got a comp upgrade to biz class so hopefully I can get caught-up on my sleep!