Missing Daddy

Monday we dropped Buck off at the airport. Eve thinks he's still there no matter how many times I tell her that he flew to Cleveland for work. John understands that he's out of town. In fact, he misses him so much that he wails "I miss Daddy" over an over while pitching fits (if I'm the one away it's "I miss Mommy!"...nice try, buddy). I'm not so callous to think he doesn't miss him. I just know he's really upset about not being able to watch fun TV (or whatever the consequence). What made us all laugh, though, was when we talked to him last night. We were at Mom's and called in the evening for the first time since he left. Eve talked about princesses and Rudolph and who knows what else. John started with "Hi Daddy. I hope you miss me." Sometime after the laughter subsided he said "I miss you too, Daddy."