I'm leaving home and never coming back!

After what felt like an exasperating time to get everyone ready for church, I announced that after we got home from church, I was leaving and never coming back!  I wanted Charlie to have to handle it all for a day.  Laci looked at me as serious as can be and said "Mom, you have to come back."  So I changed my mind and said that I was leaving for an hour and then coming back.  She looked at me again as serious as can be and asked "Where are you going?"  As I was about to say "Starbucks", I realized that she was really asking if she could come along.  I decided my afternoon away was never going to work out.  So here I am at home.