Two attempts flying to Houston: twenty-five inches of snow in Spokane, thirteen hours at SFO, a night in a hotel, five hours of sleep and only one of us arrived at our destination. Coping with disappointment is not a simple lesson for an excited eleven year-old, so when mom has to travel alone we use the opportunity to teach cohesion. It doesn’t matter that we have to separate for a while, we are together now and that’s worth enjoying.