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I'm back at it. After an awesome marriage retreat weekend, reality has hit me right between the eyes. It is such a rude snapping back that I find myself longing to run right back to The Lodge! I picked up all four of the children and mentally prepared myself for the chaos to come. It didn't take long for the van to be filled with the sounds of Nathan and Sarah squabbling in the back seat, Timothy whining and fussing and Joshua talking as if we had all day to shoot the breeze and it was just he and I cruising down the highway. I tried so hard to maintain a cheerful countenance and man I did miss the cherubs! Through the fighting and fussing I heard this. "Mom, you know when a rain drop hits some water the rings seem to go on and on and on, exedra, exedra, exedra."