This was the very first time Stuart had to leave the three of us for a trip, and it was for a total of 5 nights.  The week actually went through as smoothly as I hoped.  My goal each day was to leave work on time and try to keep the kids on schedule as much as possible.  We had extended CDC to five days a week in May, so the boys would spend the morning and after school there on Monday and Friday as well.  The one thing the boys did enjoy was the fact that I drove them to and from school the entire week; they were happy to get a break from walking.  Monday went by quickly and we Skyped with Stuart while we had dinner.  Tuesday was the toughest one as Connor’s soccer practice was at 5:30pm, but I managed to leave five minutes to 5:00, and we made to the the field 10 minutes after the practice started.  Logan and I did his homework and he played some basketball later while Connor practiced with his team.  Then we went for some pizza and I helped Connor with his homework before the food arrived.  Wednesday was Logan’s turn to have his basketball practice at 6:00; since it was a bit later, I did not have to rush as much.  We went for some Vietnamese dinner afterward and it was Logan’s turn to finish up homework at the restaurant.  All three of us were relieved on Thursday that we did not have to go anywhere after school.  We ate dinner at home, did homework, and I joined the boys briefly for some basketball in the backyard after I cleaned up.  The week was very busy and I was tired by end of the day, but fortunately it went fine.  The boys and I were thrilled that it was finally Friday.  Stuart left Indianapolis very early in the morning and actually arrived home early so he could unpack.  The boys were excited to see Stuart picking them up from CDC, and they were even more pleased when they saw the Panda bears that Stuart got them on his way home.